The Eastbourne Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 25 2022 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
- 835 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.2%
- Persistent absence
- 38.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.2%
White British 73.5%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 8.4%
African 2.8%
Unclassified 2.8%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.52
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.2
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.88
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 169 |
Admissions
The Eastbourne Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 88 76 |
| Year 8 | 173 85 88 |
| Year 9 | 177 96 81 |
| Year 10 | 163 82 81 |
| Year 11 | 158 84 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 0.5% 1.0% |