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Sackville School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
126089
Address
Lewes Road, RH19 3TY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1653 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
8.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.7%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.4%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 6%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.2
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 46%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.9
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.18
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award29
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award14
Health StudiesTechnical Award31
Speech & DramaTechnical Award18
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE33
BiologyGCSE46
Business Studies:SingleGCSE100
ChemistryGCSE45
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE20
Design & TechnologyGCSE70
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sackville School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
251
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
244
2nd preference
199
3rd preference
46
From another Local Authority
101
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
244
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
37
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
277
135
142
Year 8
266
135
131
Year 9
264
124
140
Year 10
269
134
135
Year 11
269
139
130
Year 12
152
82
70
Year 13
156
74
82
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Secondary

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
87.8%
85.6%
Further education
21.0%
40.9%
35.4%
School sixth form
67.0%
27.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
18.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.2%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
57.9%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
17.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021
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