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
50.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.9%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award11
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE48
BiologyGCSE31
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE32
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
DanceGCSE9
English LanguageGCSE169
English LiteratureGCSE163
FrenchGCSE22
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Hastings Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
168
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
112
2nd preference
72
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
112
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes22.7
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
85.1%
85.6%
Further education
47.0%
42.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
0.0%
14.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
40.0%
27.7%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023