58%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
36%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
63.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
6%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
313.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
402
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—
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of Mayfield School · Secondary with sixth form · East Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
58%
-13pp
83%71%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
36%
-31pp
70%53%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
Attainment 8
63.5
-1.2
70.266.863.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63.5
EBacc entry
6%
-27pp
62%34%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
EBacc APS
313.5
-43.5
475.5394.5313.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 313.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
44.6
+0.6
47.045.544.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.6
A-level value added
+0.54
+0.4
+0.5+0.3+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.5
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
25%
-14pp
42%34%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
Average A-level grade
B+
0
AA-B+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
402
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
The Old Palace, High Street, Mayfield, TN20 6PH
Local authority
East Sussex
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 | 58% | 36% | 63.5 | Not applicable | 6% | 313.5 | 58% | 402 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 66% | 64.7 | Not published | 34% | 357.0 | 73% | 397 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 68% | 65.3 | Not published | 42% | 475.5 | 73% | 421 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 70% | 70.2 | Not published | 62% | 427.8 | 85% | 411 |
| 2018/19 | 79% | 66% | 65.6 | Not published | 42% | 385.8 | 54% | 397 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 66% | 64.0 | Not published | 43% | 359.8 | 77% | 366 |
| 2016/17 | 80% | 75% | 69.3 | Not published | 61% | — | 84% | 363 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | B+ | +0.54 | 25% | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 44.0 | B+ | +0.17 | 39% | 56 |
| 2022/23 | 44.1 | B+ | — | 29% | 70 |
| 2021/22 | 47.0 | A- | — | 33% | 35 |
| 2018/19 | 44.5 | B+ | +0.18 | 42% | 54 |
| 2017/18 | 44.4 | B+ | +0.31 | 44% | 55 |
| 2016/17 | 44.2 | B+ | +0.06 | 46% | 56 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 402 | — | 14% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 397 | — | 33% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 421 | — | 34% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 411 | — | 29% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 385 | — | 30% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 397 | — | 23% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 366 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 363 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.