Chyngton School, Seaford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Chyngton School excels at making every child feel genuinely welcome and supported. Teachers quickly identify individual needs and provide tailored help, whether for children catching up, those with additional needs, or the most able. The school balances strong academics with excellent personal development, teaching children to be confident, kind learners who understand their responsibilities to others.
Key Strengths
- Highly inclusive approach with strong support for pupils with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Excellent personal development programme teaching character, values, and emotional resilience
- Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are actively managed
- Well-structured, ambitious curriculum with particular strength in reading
- Calm, well-behaved school environment with rare bullying and strong relationships between staff and pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Year 4 multiplication tables check results are below national average and need further development
- Persistent absence levels need continued focus to sustain improvements
- Teaching consistency across the school in delivering the curriculum could be refined further
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open and positive safeguarding culture where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast and after-school clubs, eco leaders, play leaders, board games, shelter building, outdoor mud kitchen, tree swings, trips to local places of interest including the zoo and opera
Chyngton School is a welcoming primary school where pupils feel safe and supported to learn. Leaders and staff create an inclusive environment with high expectations for all pupils to succeed.
At a Glance
30.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 80%. Maths has improved from 60% to 71%. Writing has improved from 65% to 69%.
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
14
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
332 pupils
420 capacity
88 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Seaford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Seaford
Admissions Demand - East Sussex
Places available
5,643
Applications
4,708
Got 1st preference
91.2%
Got preferred school
98.0%
Primary admissions across East Sussex (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.98055%
Overall absence
17.59531%
Persistent absence
341
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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