Seaford Head School | Secondary with sixth form in Seaford, Lewes | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Seaford Head School

SecondaryPost 16

Lewes · Seaford · BN25 4LX http://www.seafordhead.org

Pupils
1,461
cap. 1,555
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
15 Nov 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
13 Sep 2017
Full inspectionOutstanding
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10 Aug 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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Admissions policy · Non-selective

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.

GCSE 9–4
74%
-1pp
LA
65%
England
66%
81%74%66%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
50%
-8pp
LA
42%
England
46%
61%54%46%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
49.4
-0.8
LA
43.9
England
46.8
53.550.547.6
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
84%
+11pp
LA
38%
England
41%
84%54%24%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
10.6
-0.3
LA
7.4
England
7.7
10.910.09.2
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.47
Above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
37.2
-0.7
LA
32.9
England
32.4
40.033.126.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.19
+0.2
LA
-0.11
+0.2+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
27%
-5pp
LA
13%
England
14%
33%21%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BC+C-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.19
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education83%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment2%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

77%

staying in education or employment

16% did not stay in education or employment

7% no destination recorded

Education46%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment27%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,448
cap. 1,555
1,4481,3481,247
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
LA AVG 17.32:1
20.018.216.5
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
5%
LA AVG 6.7%
6%6%5%
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FSM eligible
20%
LA AVG 26.22%
22%18%14%
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SEN
9%
LA AVG 17.41%
12%9%5%
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Overall absence
9%
LA
10%
England
9%
9%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
23%
LA
27%
England
24%
26%18%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressArundel Road, Seaford, BN25 4LX
Telephone01323891623
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£7612 spend / pupil£7385 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Aug 2012 (was URN 114589)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2574%50%49.4Not applicable84%10.6232
2023/2475%58%50.2+0.4773%10.9232
2022/2373%46%47.8+0.3636%9.4224
2021/2281%61%53.5+0.4329%10.4223
2018/1976%52%50.3+0.2232%9.8221
2017/1866%49%47.6+0.3524%9.2226
2016/1771%47%48.9+0.2935%214
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2585%
2023/2474%
2022/2341%
2021/2234%
2018/1933%
2017/1827%
2016/1738%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2537.2B-+0.1927%101
2023/2437.9B-+0.0033%89
2022/2335.6B-24%113
2021/2240.0B20%118
2018/1932.0C+-0.0320%74
2017/1832.5C++0.009%55
2016/1726.2C--0.0812%42

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,44816.59%5%20%9%23%
2023/241,40818.212%6%19%9%26%
2022/231,37617.311%6%18%9%26%
2021/221,38718.211%6%17%7%20%
2020/211,40020.08%6%14%
2018/191,29719.05%5%18%5%10%
2017/181,29319.98%5%21%5%10%
2016/171,24718.57%5%22%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.