26.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
401.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
802
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Bede's Senior School · Secondary with sixth form · East Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
26.4
-1.8
30.328.426.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26.4
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
401.5
-31.7
433.1405.1377.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 401.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
41.8
-2.0
43.841.138.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.8
A-level value added
+0.21
-0.3
+0.5+0.3+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
23%
-0pp
24%14%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 23%
Average A-level grade
B+
0
B+B+B
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
802
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
The Dicker, Upper Dicker, Hailsham, BN27 3QH
Local authority
East Sussex
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 26.4 | Not applicable | 0% | 401.5 | 39% | 802 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 28.2 | Not published | 0% | 433.1 | 48% | 799 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 27.7 | Not published | 0% | 408.0 | 39% | 825 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 29.4 | Not published | 0% | 426.5 | 46% | 808 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 30.3 | Not published | 0% | 377.0 | 56% | 766 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 27.0 | Not published | 0% | 337.9 | 71% | 756 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 28.2 | Not published | 0% | — | 70% | 756 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | B+ | +0.21 | 23% | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 43.8 | B+ | +0.48 | 24% | 154 |
| 2022/23 | 38.4 | B | — | 5% | 162 |
| 2021/22 | 40.8 | B | — | 13% | 153 |
| 2018/19 | 40.7 | B | +0.41 | 17% | 150 |
| 2017/18 | 40.3 | B | +0.12 | 24% | 159 |
| 2016/17 | 40.9 | B | +0.42 | 29% | 160 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 802 | — | 16% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 799 | — | 19% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 825 | — | 21% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 808 | — | 47% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 765 | — | 49% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 766 | — | 14% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 756 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 756 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.