Lewes Old Grammar School
Other independent school · Mixed · East Sussex
140 High Street, BN7 1XS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
675
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
710 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robert Blewitt
- Address
- 140 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS
- Phone
- 01273472634
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Lewes Castle · Lewes
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 114634
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
675 pupils · 710 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 60.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.68 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 60.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 75.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 99 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 31.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 27 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 99 | 33% | 78% | 95% | |
| English Language | 99 | 34% | 82% | 96% | |
| English Literature | 98 | 31% | 84% | 93% | |
| Biology | 74 | 45% | 77% | 93% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 22% | 75% | 92% | |
| Geography | 51 | 51% | 86% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 47 | 47% | 94% | 98% | |
| Physics | 42 | 50% | 88% | 95% | |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 70% | 90% | 95% | |
| Business | 38 | 26% | 68% | 84% | |
| French | 35 | 60% | 94% | 97% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 19% | 69% | 78% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 0% | 44% | 67% | |
| History | 7 | 0% | 43% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| Biology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15544: Lewes Old Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.