Best Secondary Schools in Lewes

We checked all 4 secondary schools in Lewes, East Sussex, and list every one: 3 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
4
Ranked
3
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Lewes. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Lewes also has 15 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in East Sussex. East Sussex also has rankings for Eastbourne and all of East Sussex.

Ranked secondary schools in Lewes

  1. 1

    Chailey School

    Local authority maintained, 862 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.4%

  2. 2

    Priory School

    Local authority maintained, 1,153 pupils, inspected February 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.4%

  3. 3

    King's Academy Ringmer

    Academy, 659 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.4%

Secondary schools in Lewes without a rank