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Hazel Court School

Academy special converter · Mixed · East Sussex

Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ

Website 01323465720

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 25/06/2024

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

89.1%

29.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

135

Capacity used

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GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
David Leggett
Address
Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Phone
01323465720
Local authority
East Sussex
Ward / constituency
Langney · Eastbourne
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
145254

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals49%——
English as additional language9%——
SEN support0%——
73% boys (98)27% girls (37)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST

135 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    25 June 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Sixth formOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  2. 22

    25 November 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 79 pupils

Attendance

89.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

29.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

78%
20/21
50%
21/22
31%
22/23
35%
23/24
29%
24/25

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 over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort14—

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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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.