South East
Special schools in East Sussex
202 schools, 69,312 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 37.1.
Ofsted across East Sussex
Good78
Outstanding7
Requires improvement4
Inadequate4
No overall grade109
93 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 109 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Special schools in East Sussex
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderida Learning CentreOther independent special school | Eastbourne | No grade | — |
| Bexhill Independent Special SchoolOther independent special school | Bexhill-on-Sea | No grade | — |
| Bricklehurst Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Wadhurst | No grade | — |
| Chailey Heritage SchoolNon-maintained special school | Lewes | No grade | — |
| Compass Community School Pinetree ParkOther independent special school | Lewes | No grade | — |
| Frewen CollegeOther independent special school | Rye | No grade | — |
| HeadstartOther independent special school | Battle | No grade | — |
| ISP SchoolOther independent special school | East Sussex | No grade | — |
| Mountfield Heath SchoolOther independent special school | East Sussex | No grade | — |
| Northease Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Lewes | No grade | — |
| St Mary's School and 6th Form CollegeNon-maintained special school | Bexhill on Sea | Good 2022 | — |
| Step by Step School LimitedOther independent special school | Sharpthorne | No grade | — |