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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 13 September 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry413 applications · 231 places offered · 245 named it first
- 2026 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2024 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2022 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2021 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2019 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2018 1.4; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2017 1.4; East Sussex median median 1.6
- 2016 1.4; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2015 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.4
- 2014 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.5
- This school
- East Sussex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 231 | 413 | 1.8 | 245 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 230 | 436 | 1.9 | 256 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2024 | 227 | 460 | 2.0 | 288 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2023 | 256 | 466 | 1.8 | 290 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 237 | 426 | 1.8 | 279 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 238 | 440 | 1.9 | 304 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2020 | 231 | 393 | 1.7 | 256 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2019 | 236 | 397 | 1.7 | 293 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2018 | 232 | 313 | 1.4 | 217 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 237 | 338 | 1.4 | 254 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 238 | 330 | 1.4 | 236 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 | 236 | 308 | 1.3 | 243 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2014 | 218 | 259 | 1.2 | 209 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 240 | 48.5 | 55% | 74% | – |
| 2024/25 | 232 | 49.4 | 50% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 232 | 50.2 | 58% | 75% | +0.47 |
| 2022/23 | 224 | 47.8 | 46% | 73% | +0.36 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Seaford Head SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20231.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 5.7 km · East Sussex20251.6applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · East SussexGood20231.9applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 9.8 km · East SussexRemains Good20232.6applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 10.1 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20255.3applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
- 10.2 km · East Sussex20262.7applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20244.0applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · East SussexSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade20250.9applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
- 12.8 km · East Sussex20261.2applications per place 31.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138473 · 845/4036
- Trust
- Seaford Learning Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,555 pupils · 1,461 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2012
- Replaced
- Seaford Head Community College (URN 114589)
- Address
- Arundel Road, Seaford, BN25 4LX
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Lewes
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources