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Free schools alternative provision · East Sussex

East Sussex Skills Academy

  • 11–16Ages
  • Alternative provisionPhase
  • 152509URN

Down Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementInadequate

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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.

School details

Type
Free schools alternative provision
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
152509 · 845/1103
Trust
London South East Academies Trust
Capacity
94 pupils
Opened
1 April 2026
Replaced
The Workplace (URN 147855)
Address
Down Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4HS
Local authority
East Sussex · Rother

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources