Chailey School
About the school
Chailey School is an open secondary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 February 2026
- Published
- 17 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.3
- East Sussex
- 43.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 52.40%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.40%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 71.40%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.66
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
855
Girls
47.60%
Boys
52.40%
SEN support
12.51%
Education, health and care plan
3.04%
English as an additional language
2.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.33%
Overall absence
6.85
Persistent absence
18.13
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
149
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%