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15 Oct 2024
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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
120
cap. 95
12010896
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.0
15.011.17.2
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
2%
5%4%3%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
49%
49%45%42%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
14%
- England
- 9%
14%10%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
33%
- England
- 24%
37%26%15%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressLindfield Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Telephone01323502988
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseSecondary
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near BN22 0BQ. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 47%
Attainment 8
37.7
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 27%
Attainment 8
43.0
Establishment history
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 1 Apr 2016 (was URN 114693)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 120 | 15.0 | 100% | 2% | 49% | 14% | 33% |
| 2023/24 | 114 | 12.0 | 100% | 3% | 45% | 12% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 111 | 11.7 | 100% | 4% | 44% | 12% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 111 | 10.2 | 100% | 4% | 46% | 12% | 37% |
| 2020/21 | 96 | 9.7 | 100% | 4% | 42% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 95 | 8.3 | 100% | 7% | 43% | 7% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — | 8% | 19% |
| 2016/17 | 90 | 7.2 | 100% | 6% | 51% | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.