Priory School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–16 · Lewes, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Priory School is a secondary school in Lewes, East Sussex for ages 11–16 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Priory School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 228 first-choice applications for 229 offers; 206 offers went to first-choice families and 22 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 166 of the 565 applications (29%) came from families living outside East Sussex, and 34 offers went to them.
- 2024/25: 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XN
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,153 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy a broad, interesting, and engaging curriculum, which is demonstrative of the school’s aim to be ‘inclusive and creative’.”
- “The school is ambitious, and staff strive to deliver high quality education for all.”
- “Most pupils achieve well, and the majority go on to successful further education, employment or training.”
To improve
- “However, a small number of pupils do not behave as well as they should.”
- “However, disadvantaged pupils, including those with SEND, do not achieve as well in public examinations at the end of Year 11.”
- “However, this is not consistently the case.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 228 first-preference applications, 229 offers in total, 206 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- King's Academy Ringmer 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Peacehaven Community School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Chailey School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seahaven Academy 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seaford Head School 8.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Uckfield College 8.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Willingdon Community School 10.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ratton School 11.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published