South East
Secondary schools in East Sussex
26 secondary schools in East Sussex.
Ofsted among secondary schools in East Sussex
Good7
Outstanding3
Inadequate2
No overall grade14
12 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 14 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 12
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 14
- Average days since inspection
- 764
- Framework mix
- 12 historic, 14 current, 0 none
Secondary schools in East Sussex
Sorted by Progress 8 lower confidence bound, so a noisy positive is not ranked as a win. A Progress 8 interval that spans zero is not treated as above average — +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise.
26 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon AcademyAcademy converter | Crowborough | Outstanding 2024 | 50.2 | 0.500.32 to 0.68 | |
| Priory SchoolFoundation school | Lewes | Good 2023 | 46.4 | 0.480.29 to 0.67 | |
| Seaford Head SchoolAcademy converter | Seaford | Outstanding 2023 | 49.4 | 0.470.28 to 0.65 | |
| The Cavendish SchoolAcademy converter | Eastbourne | No overall grade | 47.3 | 0.470.26 to 0.68 | |
| Chailey SchoolCommunity school | Lewes | Report card 2026 | 49.3 | 0.360.13 to 0.60 | |
| Heathfield Community CollegeCommunity school | Heathfield | Good 2023 | 50.6 | 0.300.11 to 0.50 | |
| Uckfield CollegeCommunity school | Uckfield | Outstanding 2024 | 47 | 0.270.10 to 0.44 | |
| King's Academy RingmerAcademy converter | Lewes | No overall grade | 47.6 | 0.300.00 to 0.59 · not a win | |
| Peacehaven Community SchoolAcademy converter | Peacehaven | Good 2023 | 40.1 | 0.210.00 to 0.42 · not a win | |
| Gildredge HouseFree schools | Eastbourne | No overall grade | 46.7 | 0.16-0.09 to 0.40 · not a win | |
| St Catherine's CollegeAcademy converter | Eastbourne | No overall grade | 47.6 | 0.09-0.11 to 0.28 · not a win | |
| Willingdon Community SchoolCommunity school | Eastbourne | Good 2023 | 45 | 0.08-0.12 to 0.28 · not a win | |
| Claverham Community CollegeCommunity school | Battle | Good 2024 | 50.3 | -0.07-0.26 to 0.12 · not a win | |
| Ratton SchoolAcademy converter | Eastbourne | Report card 2026 | 43 | -0.10-0.29 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| Seahaven AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Newhaven | Report card 2025 | 40.3 | -0.23-0.47 to 0.01 · not a win | |
| Uplands AcademyAcademy converter | Wadhurst | No overall grade | 42.5 | -0.23-0.47 to 0.02 · not a win | |
| Bexhill High AcademyAcademy converter | Bexhill-on-Sea | No overall grade | 41.7 | -0.59-0.76 to -0.43 | |
| Ark Alexandra AcademyAcademy sponsor led | HASTINGS | Report card 2026 | 42.6 | -0.79-0.97 to -0.61 | |
| The Eastbourne AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Eastbourne | No overall grade | 37.7 | -0.88-1.11 to -0.66 | |
| Rye CollegeAcademy converter | Rye | Good 2023 | 36.8 | -0.85-1.13 to -0.56 | |
| The Turing SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Eastbourne | Report card 2026 | 34.6 | -0.99-1.24 to -0.73 | |
| Mulberry Academy HastingsAcademy sponsor led | Hastings | Report card 2026 | 38.2 | -1.29-1.51 to -1.07 | |
| Hailsham AcademyAcademy converter | Hailsham | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Mulberry Academy St LeonardsAcademy sponsor led | St Leonards-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Robertsbridge Community CollegeAcademy sponsor led | Robertsbridge | Inadequate 2024 | — | — | |
| St Richard's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Bexhill-on-Sea | Good 2021 | — | — |