Chyngton School

State-Funded School

chyngton-school-east-sussex-south-east-149252

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

LewesConstituency

BN25 3STPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Chyngton School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 332 pupils. Chyngton School is part of SEAFORD LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 26 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

332

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 332
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SEAFORD LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.