Seahaven Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newhaven, BN9 9TD
- Distance
- 5.7km away
Seaford Head School
Arundel Road, Seaford, BN25 4LX
Local ranking2nd of 24 secondary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1555
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 240
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Higher education
- 40.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
88
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 27.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 219
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1448
- Boys
- 755 (52%)
- Girls
- 706 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1555 (94% full)
- SEND
- 9.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.3%
- EAL
- 5.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 7.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,612/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
- 8.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 83.4%
- White Other: 3.8%
- Black African: 2.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
83.4%
White British
3.8%
White Other
2.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Arundel Road
Seaford, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 138473
- UKPRN
- 10037873
- Establishment No.
- 4036
- Trust
- SEAFORD LEARNING TRUST
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