Compare Chailey School and King's Academy Ringmer and Priory School
Comparison of secondary schools: Chailey School (Secondary) in Lewes; King's Academy Ringmer (Secondary) in Lewes; Priory School (Secondary) in Lewes — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Chailey School, King's Academy Ringmer and Priory School. They are secondary phase and community school, academy converter and foundation school type located around Lewes, East Sussex. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Chailey School), published Mar 2012. The most recent inspection on record is for King's Academy Ringmer (Jun 2019). average roll around ≈ 900, combined total ≈ 2,650, typical FSM 15–20%, range 10–15%–20–25%; all within the King's Group Academies trust.
| Attribute |
Chailey School
BN8 4PU
|
King's Academy Ringmer
BN8 5RB
|
Priory School
BN7 2XN
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Community school | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Foundation school |
| Location |
Lewes East Sussex BN8 4PU |
Lewes East Sussex BN8 5RB |
Lewes East Sussex BN7 2XN |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 5 Mar 2012 | 2 9 Jun 2019 | 2 14 Apr 2015 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 850 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 650 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 870 | 750 | 1160 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | |
| Trust / Local authority | East Sussex (845) | King's Group Academies | East Sussex (845) |
| Website | www.chaileyschool.org | www.kgaringmer.uk | www.priory.e-sussex.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01273890407 | 01273812220 | 01273476231 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Community school
- Location
- Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 4PU - Ofsted
- 2 5 Mar 2012
- Pupils
- ≈ 850 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- East Sussex (845)
- Website
- www.chaileyschool.org
- Telephone
- 01273890407
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 5RB - Ofsted
- 2 9 Jun 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 650 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- King's Group Academies
- Website
- www.kgaringmer.uk
- Telephone
- 01273812220
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Foundation school
- Location
- Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2XN - Ofsted
- 2 14 Apr 2015
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- East Sussex (845)
- Website
- www.priory.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01273476231
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