Seahaven AcademyPeacehaven Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Seahaven Academy and Peacehaven Community School are secondary schools.
Seahaven Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Peacehaven Community School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Peacehaven Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Seahaven Academy was judged the expected standard and Peacehaven Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.7 for Seahaven Academy and 38.3 for Peacehaven Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Seahaven Academy (47.1 in 2021-22, 42.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Peacehaven Community School (42.1 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NewhavenSeahaven Academy | PeacehavenPeacehaven Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | C56/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 24 in East Sussex | 14th of 24 in East Sussex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 701 | 890 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 890 | |
| Location | Newhaven, BN9 9TD | Peacehaven, BN10 8RB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 Stronger figure | 38.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.4% Stronger figure | 26.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.5% Stronger figure | 54.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 141 | 175 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 745 | 903 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.2% | 23.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.1% | 2.8% | |
| SEN support | 20.7% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 6.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.6% | 11.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.7% | 25.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Seahaven Academy
Peacehaven Community School
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