Chailey School

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Chailey School
Headteacher	Mrs Lesley Young
Specialism	Language College
Location	Mill Lane South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4PU England
LEA	East Sussex
Ofsted number	114594
Students	852
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 16
School colours	Navy Blue and Sky Blue
Website	http://www.chaileyschool.org
Coordinates: 50°56′21″N 0°01′37″W / 50.93923, -0.02686

Chailey Secondary School is a relatively small comprehensive secondary school located in the village of South Chailey, Chailey, just outside Lewes in East Sussex, UK. Chailey School was awarded Language College Status in July 2002. In the year 2007, the school was also awarded Humanities College. The school also provides adult classes in French, Italian, and Spanish. It does not have a sixth form. In 2008 it celebrated its 50th anniversary since opening as a secondary modern in 1958.

The school also takes part in several local competitions and events including the Rotary Club "Youth Speaks" competition, The Mock United Nations General Assembly, and the "Lewes VI Form Schools Cup" (co-founded by a former student). Chailey has also put on several Shakespeare productions in the last few years, notably A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2003 and Much Ado about Nothing in 2005.

In the past few years Chailey's GCSE results have gone from strength to strength, with 75% of students achieving at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in 2005, well above the national average and the highest in the school's history. In 2007 at least 99% of students acquired one GCSE at grades A*-G.

The current head teacher is Mrs. Lesley Young. She has been head teacher since 2004.

Chailey has recently had new developments on the school grounds such as new front entrance, new bus parking and maths block.

On the 6th of June, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester visited the school to attend a citizenship ceremony, the first of its kind to be held in a school with students present. This was to coincide with the school's 50th anniversary.

[edit] Notable alumni

Piers Morgan, former Daily Mirror Editor
Perou, fashion, portrait & music photographer
Marc Heal, lead singer of Cubanate

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