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Seaford Head School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Arundel Road, Seaford BN25 4LX · seafordhead.org · 01323 891623
On the mapSearch near BN25 4LX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.4
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,461
- 94% of 1,555 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 245 families put the school first and 231 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 231 | 245 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 230 | 256 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 227 | 288 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 256 | 290 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 237 | 279 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.4, and 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲84.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.8 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 17.2 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 34.5 | −5 |
| Other education | 1.3 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 students | B- (37.2) | Above average +0.19 | |
| 89 students | B- (37.2) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 26 students | Dist- (32.2) | Average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 75 | B- (37.9) | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 91 | B- (35.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 102 | B (40) | — |
| 2018/19 | 68 | C+ (32) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 49 | C+ (32.5) | 0.00 |
| 2016/17 | 40 | C- (26.2) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 50 | C (28.5) | -0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48.2 | +13.4 |
| Further and other education | 7.1 | +1 |
| Further education | 5.9 | +3.3 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −2.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −4.6 |
| Employment | 31.8 | −7.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Seaford Head School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114589), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114589)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (344 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 344
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 86 parents (25%) with SEND