Seaford Head School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 16 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 138473
- Address
- Arundel Road, BN25 4LX
- Website
- http://www.seafordhead.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1408 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 82.7%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 3.6%
Unclassified 3%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.8
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.19
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 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 207 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 109 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 40 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 109 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Seaford Head School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 227
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 288
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 262 131 131 |
| Year 8 | 243 130 113 |
| Year 9 | 240 111 129 |
| Year 10 | 235 116 119 |
| Year 11 | 237 137 100 |
| Year 12 | 105 60 45 |
| Year 13 | 86 45 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 66.0% 48.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 10.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% 8.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 1.7% |