The Ropemakers' Academy
Free schools special · Mixed · East Sussex
Reef Way, Hailsham, BN27 1FB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/06/2023
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
65.6%
63.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
115
Capacity used
Over capacity144%
80 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Hawthorne
- Address
- Reef Way, Hailsham, BN27 1FB
- Phone
- 01323368374
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Hailsham Central · Sussex Weald
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148035
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 62% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BECKMEAD TRUST
115 pupils · 80 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 June 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 · 118 pupils
Attendance
65.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
34.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
63.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
33.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
11.6%
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.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 0.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 21 | — |
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 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| Geography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.