Ark Helenswood Academy | Secondary with sixth form in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings | Ofsted & DfE

67%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

49%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

44.8

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.09

Progress 8 · 2018/19

55%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

483.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

701

Pupils · 2018/19

EAL · 2018/19

14%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

67%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

49%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

44.8

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.09

Progress 8 · 2018/19

55%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

483.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

701

Pupils · 2018/19

EAL · 2018/19

14%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

67%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

49%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

44.8

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.09

Progress 8 · 2018/19

55%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

483.3

EBacc APS · 2018/19

701

Pupils · 2018/19

EAL · 2018/19

14%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2018/19.

Local authorityEast Sussex

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Ark Helenswood Academy · Secondary with sixth form · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

67%

0pp

67%63%58%

'17'18'19

'19 · 67%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

49%

0pp

49%44%39%

'17'18'19

'19 · 49%

Attainment 8

44.8

-1.5

46.345.544.8

'17'18'19

'19 · 44.8

Progress 8

+0.09

-0.1

+0.2+0.1+0.1

'17'18'19

'19 · +0.1

EBacc entry

55%

+8pp

55%37%18%

'17'18'19

'19 · 55%

EBacc APS

483.3

-137.1

620.4551.9483.3

'18'19

'19 · 483.3

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8+0.09

Average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

35.5

+6.0

35.531.527.6

'17'18'19

'19 · 35.5

A-level value added

+0.18

+0.4

+0.2-0.1-0.4

'17'18'19

'19 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

20%

-16pp

36%18%0%

'17'18'19

'19 · 20%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-C+C-

'17'18'19

'19 · B-

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.18

Average

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Pupils & context

2018/19

Pupils on roll

701

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.6

EAL

FSM eligible

39%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7PS

Local authority

East Sussex

Website

—

Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2018/19	67%	49%	44.8	+0.09	55%	483.3	56%	701
2017/18	67%	49%	46.3	+0.16	47%	620.4	48%	734
2016/17	58%	39%	44.8	+0.08	18%	—	33%	822

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2018/19	35.5	B-	+0.18	20%	30
2017/18	29.4	C	-0.23	36%	31
2016/17	27.6	C-	-0.42	0%	56

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2018/19	701	15.6	17%	7%	39%	6%	14%
2017/18	734	15.0	8%	8%	37%	8%	22%
2016/17	822	15.3	6%	8%	36%	8%	21%