Chailey School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 20 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 114594
- Address
- Mill Lane, South Chailey, BN8 4PU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 840 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 63.1%
Unclassified 29.6%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 3.1%
Irish 0.5%
African 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| French | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
Chailey School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 177
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 178
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 88 79 |
| Year 8 | 174 81 93 |
| Year 9 | 173 90 83 |
| Year 10 | 171 98 73 |
| Year 11 | 155 79 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 45.0% 42.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 27.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.8% 1.2% |