The Eastbourne Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 136106
- Address
- Brodrick Road, Hampden Park, BN22 9RQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 800 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 74.8%
Mixed 8.1%
Other White 7.6%
African 3.8%
Indian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.7
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.13
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
The Eastbourne Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 167
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 76 78 |
| Year 8 | 158 82 76 |
| Year 9 | 162 77 85 |
| Year 10 | 166 92 74 |
| Year 11 | 160 81 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.6% 3.0% |