Chyngton School[1]

Primary · ages 2–11

Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard: KS2 65% 65% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths): 65% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths): 8% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score: 106 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score: 104 2024/25[2]

Earlier years
Year	Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)	Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)	Reading, average scaled score	Maths, average scaled score
2023/24	45%[3]	3%[3]	104[3]	102[3]

Ofsted

Latest inspection: 3 Feb 2026[4]
Type: S5 Inspection[4]
Report published: 26 Mar 2026[4]
Inclusion: Strong standard[4]
Achievement: Expected standard[4]
Safeguarding standards: Met[4]
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard[4]
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard[4]
Leadership and governance: Expected standard[4]
Early years (where applicable): Expected standard[4]
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard[4]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place: 2.8 Entry Sept 2026[5]
Applications (any preference): 59 Entry Sept 2026[5]
First preferences: 21 Entry Sept 2026[5]
Places offered: 21 Entry Sept 2026[5]
First preferences per place: 1.0 Entry Sept 2026[5]

Earlier years
Entry	Applications	First preferences	Places offered	Per place	First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025	94[5]	32[5]	32[5]	2.9[5]	1.0[5]
Entry Sept 2024	79[5]	39[5]	40[5]	2.0[5]	1.0[5]
Entry Sept 2023	84[5]	36[5]	36[5]	2.3[5]	1.0[5]

Character & practicalities

Type: Academy converter[1]
Ages: 2–11[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Sixth form: No[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 420[1]
Trust: SEAFORD LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority: East Sussex[1]
Website: http://www.chyngtonschool.org [1]
District: Lewes [6]
Postcode: BN25 3ST[1]
URN: 149252[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll: 354 2024/25[7]
English as an additional language: 9.9% 2024/25[7]
SEN support: 19.8% 2024/25[7]
EHC plan: 3.1% 2024/25[7]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 29.1% 2024/25[7]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White: 84.9%[8]
Mixed: 9%[8]
Asian: 3.6%[8]
Black: 1.5%[8]
Any other ethnic group: 0.6%[8]
Unclassified: 0.3%[8]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.