Ark Alexandra Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,315 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
Community school
Chailey School
- Pupils on roll
- 862of 870 places
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 168
- Ofsted
- Report card, 10 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Chailey School has no sixth form. Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 30% moved to a sixth form college, 48% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 30% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.3 against 46.1 across England and 43.1 in East Sussex, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in East Sussex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Chailey School | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 149 | 5,083 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 5% | 14% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 30% | 24% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Chailey School | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.3 | 43.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 71% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 | 3.80 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 11% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.2 | 30.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.9 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 167 | 99% | 88% | 25% | 22% | 77% |
| English Language | 163 | 97% | 89% | 26% | 20% | 80% |
| English Literature | 162 | 96% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 77% |
| Combined Science | 102 | 61% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 54% |
| Geography | 83 | 49% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 72% |
| History | 74 | 44% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 74% |
| Spanish | 68 | 40% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 66% |
| Biology | 61 | 36% | 23% | 49% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 59 | 35% | 23% | 44% | 47% | 97% |
| Physics | 59 | 35% | 23% | 42% | 46% | 97% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 49 | 29% | 8% | 14% | 21% | 59% |
| German | 45 | 27% | 5% | 49% | 33% | 91% |
| Photography | 40 | 24% | 6% | 8% | 19% | 75% |
| Design and Technology | 38 | 23% | 11% | 53% | 23% | 92% |
| French | 26 | 15% | 18% | 42% | 29% | 77% |
| Music | 23 | 14% | 5% | 39% | 33% | 87% |
| Art and Design | 22 | 13% | 7% | 14% | 24% | 95% |
| Dance | 17 | 10% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 10% | 31% | 44% | 32% | 75% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 6% | 13% | 30% | 30% | 70% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 50 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 11 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in East Sussex
Beacon Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,642 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.2
Bexhill High Academy
Academy converter · 1,441 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Claverham Community College
Community school · 1,147 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.3
Gildredge House
Free schools · 1,169 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Hailsham Academy
Academy converter · 1,577 pupils
86% stayed in education
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.