Chailey Heritage School
Chailey Heritage School is a non-maintained special school in Lewes for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 68 pupils and room for 110. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.
Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4EF01825 724444chf.org.ukMr Richard Green headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
5 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to East Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with physical disability.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in East Sussex with physical disability provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Physical disability (67), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 68 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 85 | 90 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 21% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 81.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 19.0% | 18.7% | 16.6% | 13.8% | 10.5% | 13.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 19.0% | 18.6% | 16.6% | 13.8% | 10.4% | 13.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 63.6% | 61.2% | 48.9% | 53.5% | 40.0% | 51.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2021/22 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2018/19 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 104 | No overall grade 2025 | 13 | Compare |
| Central Education Ltd | Independent | 1.7 miles | 24 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 97 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
| Newick Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 217 | No overall grade 2025 | 77 | Compare |
| Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery | Council | 2.0 miles | 242 | Good 2022 | 65 | Compare |
| Chailey School | Council | 2.3 miles | 862 | Report card 2026 | 77 | Compare |
| Great Walstead School | Independent | 2.6 miles | 293 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Northlands Wood Primary Academy | Academy | 2.7 miles | 419 | Not inspected | 60 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Chailey Heritage School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Chailey Heritage School yet.
How many pupils does Chailey Heritage School have?
68 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 110 places, so it is 62% full.
What is attendance like at Chailey Heritage School?
Pupils were in school 81.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 64% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Chailey Heritage School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for physical disability. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Chailey Heritage School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4EF
- Telephone
- 01825 724444
- Website
- www.chf.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Green
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 114682 · LAESTAB 8457012 · UKPRN 10015222
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.