Peacehaven Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 3 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 144661
- Address
- Greenwich Way, BN10 8RB
- Website
- http://www.phcs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 903 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 86.5%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other 0.9%
African 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.4
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 29 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
Peacehaven Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 229
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 86 94 |
| Year 8 | 184 96 88 |
| Year 9 | 186 91 95 |
| Year 10 | 179 86 93 |
| Year 11 | 174 96 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.6% 3.0% |