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EnglandSouth EastHastingsTN35 5DNThe Hastings Academy
Secondary

The Hastings Academy

Secondary

Hastings · Hastings · TN35 5DN http://www.thehastingsacademy.org/

Pupils
808
cap. 900
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
27%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
38.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
9%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
4.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
808
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
33%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
27%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
38.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
9%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
4.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
808
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
33%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 26/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2018Good
AddressRye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN
Telephone01424711950
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8951 spend / pupil£9311 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyHillcrest SchoolClosed · from 2011-09-01

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
94%
Would recommend
88%
Responses
65
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

94%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

81%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

66%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

10%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

80%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

57%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

66%

Q9. My child does well at this school

72%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

68%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

89%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

86%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

62%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

88%

How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
55%
+12pp
55%50%44%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
27%
+4pp
29%22%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
Attainment 8
38.2
+4.8
38.234.230.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.2
EBacc entry
9%
-21pp
30%19%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
EBacc APS
4.7
-0.3
5.24.84.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 4.7

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-1.29
Well below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

85%

Education or employment

83%

Education

1%

Apprenticeships

1%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
808
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 17.32:1
EAL
6%
LA AVG 6.7%
FSM eligible
46%
LA AVG 26.22%
SEN
26%
LA AVG 17.41%
Overall absence
10%
LA AVG 9.84%
Persistent absence
33%
LA AVG 27.01%

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.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2555%27%38.2Not applicable9%4.716%808
2023/2444%23%33.4-1.2930%4.932%839
2022/2347%15%30.3-1.489%4.312%862
2021/2248%27%37.5-0.859%5.226%857
2018/1950%29%38.2-0.3919%5.229%886
2017/1848%30%39.1-0.3314%4.924%860
2016/1741%19%36.5-0.3036%41%844

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2580815.826%6%46%10%33%
2023/2483918.423%4%44%16%45%
2022/2386220.029%4%45%18%50%
2021/2285716.425%2%44%15%48%
2020/2187719.820%2%45%
2018/1988620.322%2%49%7%19%
2017/1886019.519%2%49%6%16%
2016/1784417.521%3%50%6%18%

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