The Hastings Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 26 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
- 808 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.1%
White British 81.9%
Mixed 7.2%
Unclassified 4.2%
Other 1.7%
Other White 1.4%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.14
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 138 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
The Hastings Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- 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 | 177 92 85 |
| Year 8 | 171 80 91 |
| Year 9 | 162 85 77 |
| Year 10 | 148 76 72 |
| Year 11 | 150 77 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.6% 3.0% |