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Hazel Court School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Special academy
Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne BN23 8EJ · thesouthfieldtrust.com · 01323 465720
On the mapSearch near BN23 8EJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Pupils
- 135
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Southfield Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114694)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 91.7 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Hazel Court School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114694), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114694)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114694)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 12
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (100%) with SEND