St Mary's School and 6th Form CollegeHeadstart
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares St Mary's School and 6th Form College and Headstart.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
St Mary's School and 6th Form College was judged Good and Headstart was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 10.1 for St Mary's School and 6th Form College and 0.1 for Headstart.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at St Mary's School and 6th Form College (2.1 in 2021-22, 10.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bexhill-on-SeaSt Mary's School and 6th Form College | BattleHeadstart | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 5-19 | 5-21 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 221 | 50 | |
| Capacity | 250 | 50 | |
| Location | Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2LU | Battle, TN33 9EG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 10.1 Stronger figure | 0.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 7.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 7.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.90 Stronger figure | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 13 | 8 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 179 | 47 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.3% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.3% | Not reported | 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
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Mary's School and 6th Form College
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