Bexhill High Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 13 2025 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 138895
- Address
- Gunters Lane, TN39 4BY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1454 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.3%
White British 82.5%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 3.5%
African 2.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.6
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 36 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 59 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 68 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
Bexhill High Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 279
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 301 161 140 |
| Year 8 | 285 148 137 |
| Year 9 | 287 143 144 |
| Year 10 | 285 128 157 |
| Year 11 | 296 153 143 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.6% 3.0% |