Ofsted
Ofsted report card
Latest inspection
8 Jul 2025
Area judgements only
Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.
Area judgements
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Admissions
Can I get my child into this school?
This school is in Lewes. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
85
cap. 66
888581
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
4.1
4.13.83.4
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
2%
3%2%2%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
69%
69%67%65%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
24%
- England
- 5%
28%22%15%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
46%
- England
- 24%
63%50%36%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressEastbourne Road, Seaford, BN25 4BA
Telephone01323691000
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseAll-through
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio4.1:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near BN25 4BA. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 1 Jul 2015 (was URN 114696)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 85 | 4.1 | 100% | 2% | 69% | 24% | 46% |
| 2023/24 | 81 | 4.1 | 100% | 2% | 65% | 28% | 63% |
| 2022/23 | 88 | 4.0 | 100% | 2% | 66% | 22% | 56% |
| 2021/22 | 88 | 4.1 | 100% | 2% | 67% | 23% | 56% |
| 2020/21 | 84 | 3.9 | 100% | 2% | 68% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 76 | 3.8 | 100% | 3% | 58% | 15% | 36% |
| 2017/18 | — | 3.4 | — | — | — | 18% | 44% |
| 2016/17 | 73 | 3.7 | 100% | 1% | 64% | 16% | 49% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.