Ratton School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
- Distance
- 1.4km away
The Eastbourne Academy
Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Local ranking22nd of 24 secondary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: InadequateUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 28 January 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Serious weaknesses.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 165
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 800
- Boys
- 406 (52%)
- Girls
- 370 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (86% full)
- SEND
- 17.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 47.3%
- EAL
- 11.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 14.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,320/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 75.7%
- White Other: 7.7%
- Black African: 3.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
75.7%
White British
7.7%
White Other
3.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136106
- UKPRN
- 10030222
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
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