Seaford Head School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Sussex
Arundel Road, Seaford, BN25 4LX
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
22.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,461
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,555 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
230 of 256 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
436
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 256 | 230 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 104 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 76 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 436 | 230 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robert Ellis
- Address
- Arundel Road, Seaford, BN25 4LX
- Phone
- 01323891623
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Seaford South · Lewes
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138473
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SEAFORD LEARNING TRUST
1,461 pupils · 1,555 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
16 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,246 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.90 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 84.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 232 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.16 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 88 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 232 | 22% | 57% | 81% | |
| English Language | 232 | 25% | 64% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 231 | 23% | 61% | 77% | |
| Religious Studies | 178 | 15% | 48% | 58% | |
| History | 133 | 29% | 55% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 118 | 0% | 17% | 35% | |
| Biology | 111 | 32% | 86% | 98% | |
| Physics | 111 | 32% | 77% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 111 | 30% | 69% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 102 | 14% | 42% | 53% | |
| French | 95 | 14% | 34% | 47% | |
| Art and Design | 94 | 26% | 63% | 76% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 28 | 29% | 46% | 61% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 18% | 27% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 10% | 38% | 62% | |
| Biology | 15 | 0% | 27% | 33% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Physics | 11 | 36% | 55% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 9% | 27% | 55% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 0% | 36% | 55% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 40% | 50% | 90% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Art and Design | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 13% | 25% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14217: Seaford Head School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 35% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 41% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through East Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.