OFSTED
27 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
East Sussex
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
68
68 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
28
41.2% of pupils
Male pupils
40
58.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
below England
School
20.6%
Lewes
19.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.9 pts
below England
School
4.4%
Lewes
6.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lewes
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.0%
51
Any other White background
8.8%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
2
Unclassified
2.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
2
African
1.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
68 of
68 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
19.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
12.78 pts
higher than
England
School
19.00%
Lewes
8.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
63.64%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
47.82 pts
higher than
England
School
63.64%
Lewes
19.26%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
11.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
9.56 pts
higher than
England
School
11.36%
Lewes
3.97%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
61.8%
18.0 pts
below England
Chailey Heritage School
61.8%
Lewes
85.1%
South East
79.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.