Torfield School
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Location
- Hastings, TN34 3JT
- Distance
- 0.1km away
The Flagship School
The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
Ofsted: Expected
Independent
Phase
80
Capacity
7-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 20 January 2026.
School history and status
Continues from The Flagship School (URN 148055) since 31 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
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
- 2.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 10
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 61
- Boys
- 48 (76%)
- Girls
- 15 (24%)
- Capacity
- 80 (79% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 73.8%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 7.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £34,410/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
- 29.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 60.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools special
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 96.7%
- White Other: 1.6%
- Other: 1.6%
96.7%
White British
1.6%
White Other
1.6%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
The Ridge
Hastings, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 149695
- UKPRN
- 10092098
- Establishment No.
- 7006
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
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