The Lindfield School

State-Funded School

the-lindfield-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN22 0BQPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Lindfield School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 123 pupils. The Lindfield School is part of The Southfield Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 8.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.46

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

123

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

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: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 123
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Southfield Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
14 Jan 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.