The Hastings Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 27 2023 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
- 136401
- Address
- Rye Road, TN35 5DN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 839 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.6%
- Persistent absence
- 43.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 84.4%
Mixed 7.2%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other White 1.3%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 15%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.3
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.54
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
The Hastings Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 90 88 |
| Year 8 | 164 86 78 |
| Year 9 | 162 81 81 |
| Year 10 | 163 81 82 |
| Year 11 | 172 81 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |