Bexhill High Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 22 2022 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
- 1507 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 83.7%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 3.5%
African 1.8%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.69
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 32 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
Bexhill High Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 293
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 79
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 302 158 144 |
| Year 8 | 298 150 148 |
| Year 9 | 291 130 161 |
| Year 10 | 310 163 147 |
| Year 11 | 306 146 160 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 52.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |