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Schools in Lewes[1]

Local authority district E07000063 · 37 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 62 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure Most deprived 20% Second Middle Fourth Least deprived 20%
Income 8%[4] 23%[4] 27%[4] 31%[4] 11%[4]
Employment 10%[4] 27%[4] 26%[4] 29%[4] 8%[4]
Education and skills 16%[4] 18%[4] 26%[4] 21%[4] 19%[4]
Health and disability 5%[4] 24%[4] 24%[4] 34%[4] 13%[4]
Crime 5%[4] 15%[4] 23%[4] 23%[4] 35%[4]
Housing and services 16%[4] 24%[4] 29%[4] 18%[4] 13%[4]
Living environment 11%[4] 15%[4] 16%[4] 19%[4] 39%[4]
Children in low-income families 6%[4] 27%[4] 31%[4] 23%[4] 13%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (6)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Chailey School 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[8]
King's Academy Ringmer 11–16[2]
A8 51 2025/26[8]
Peacehaven Community School 11–16[2]
A8 38 2025/26[8]
Priory School 11–16[2]
A8 49 2025/26[8]
Seaford Head School 11–18[2]
A8 48 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Seahaven Academy 11–16[2]
A8 43 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (25)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Annecy Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Barcombe Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Breakwater Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 27% 2024/25[10]
Chyngton School 2–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Cradle Hill Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery 3–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Firle Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 14% 2024/25[10]
Hamsey Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Harbour Primary and Nursery School 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
High Cliff Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery 2–11[2]
KS2 31% 2024/25[10]
Newick Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Peacehaven Heights Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Plumpton Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School 2–11[2]
Seaford Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Southover CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Telscombe Cliffs Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Western Road Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Lewes Old Grammar School 3–19[2]
AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (5)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Bowden House School 5–18[2]
Chailey Heritage School 3–19[2]
Compass Community School Pinetree Park 10–19[2]
Cuckmere House School 6–16[2]
Northease Manor School 7–19[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.