Priory School
Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XN
1,153 pupils · 99% of 1,160 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- The Lewes Co-operative Learning Partnership
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 18 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 64.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 229 | 228 | 565 | 229 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 235 | 213 | 497 | 235 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 238 | 226 | 511 | 238 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 245 | 247 | 500 | 245 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 241 | 247 | 439 | 241 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 239 | 241 | 464 | 239 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 214 | 201 | 366 | 214 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 239 | 217 | 362 | 239 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- King's Academy Ringmer 4.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy 7.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Longhill High School 8.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Peacehaven Community School 8.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chailey School 8.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Seahaven Academy 9.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.