Peacehaven Community School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
- Distance
- 2.8km away
Seahaven Academy
Haven Way, Newhaven, BN9 9TD
Local ranking17th of 24 secondary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 November 2025. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 141
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 745
- Boys
- 362 (52%)
- Girls
- 339 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (78% full)
- SEND
- 21.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.2%
- EAL
- 10.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.2%
- SEN Support
- 20.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,005/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
- 12.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.1%
- White Other: 5.0%
- Black African: 2.6%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Asian Other: 1.5%
- Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
80.1%
White British
5.0%
White Other
2.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Haven Way
Newhaven, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 140679
- UKPRN
- 10045425
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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