Chailey Heritage School
Non-maintained special school in Lewes (East Sussex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first36 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School, 1.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.0 mi | Primary | 104 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Central Education LtdOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 24 | - |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.7 mi | Primary | 97 | Good, 2023 |
| Newick Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 217 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Wivelsfield Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 242 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Chailey SchoolCommunity | 2.2 mi | Secondary | 862 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Great Walstead SchoolOther independent | 2.6 mi | Independent | 293 | - |
| Northlands Wood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Primary | 419 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (May 2014, previous school) |
| Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill HospitalPupil referral unit | 3.1 mi | Alternative provision | 5 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2012) |
| Plumpton Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 418 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (May 2019, previous school) |
| Fletching Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.2 mi | Primary | 64 | Good, 2022 |
| Warden Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.4 mi | Primary | 453 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 434 | Good, 2023 |
| Lindfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 656 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Blackthorns Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 203 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Oathall Community CollegeCommunity | 3.6 mi | Secondary | 1,341 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Oak Tree Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.9 mi | Primary | 408 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Barcombe Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.9 mi | Primary | 132 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Bolnore Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 424 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2019Last graded Good (Mar 2011, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 403 | Good, 2022 |
| Burgess Hill GirlsOther independent | 4.4 mi | Independent | 440 | - |
| Harlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 453 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| Sheddingdean Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 199 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Danehill Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.5 mi | Primary | 64 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Hambrook SchoolOther independent special | 4.5 mi | Special | 59 | - |
| Woodlands MeedFoundation special | 4.6 mi | Special | 296 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| St Giles CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.6 mi | Primary | 114 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| The Burgess Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Secondary | 956 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| London Meed Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 415 | Good, 2023 |
| Hamsey Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 99 | Good, 2024 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 433 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Cumnor House SchoolOther independent | 4.8 mi | Independent | 423 | - |
| Plumpton CollegeFurther education | 4.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| West Sussex Alternative Provision CollegePupil referral unit | 4.9 mi | Alternative provision | 254 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2014) |
| Warden Park Secondary AcademyAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Secondary | 1,541 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Overall deprivation8
Income8
Employment9
Education and skills8
Health8
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment3
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 60
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