Peacehaven Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Sussex
Greenwich Way, Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/10/2023
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.8%
25.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
890
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
890 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
170 of 229 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
386
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 229 | 170 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 91 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 386 | 173 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 34 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rachel Henocq
- Address
- Greenwich Way, Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
- Phone
- 01273581100
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Peacehaven West · Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144661
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
890 pupils · 890 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 927 pupils
Attendance
88.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 40.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 174 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 175 | 9% | 41% | 61% | |
| Mathematics | 174 | 9% | 37% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 5% | 40% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 154 | 8% | 34% | 51% | |
| History | 105 | 8% | 30% | 40% | |
| Statistics | 104 | 6% | 59% | 80% | |
| Geography | 72 | 21% | 49% | 69% | |
| Social Studies | 36 | 6% | 36% | 50% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 6% | 35% | 45% | |
| French | 25 | 36% | 92% | 96% | |
| Biology | 19 | 53% | 95% | 100% | |
| Physics | 19 | 53% | 95% | 100% |
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.