Seahaven Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Haven Way
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9TD
Phone 01273517601
Reference Number 140679

General Makeup

Number of pupils 745
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.62%
Girls: 47.38%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 80 67 147
8 87 81 168
9 75 68 143
10 79 67 146
11 71 70 141

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.6%
White, Other 5%
African 2.6%
Mixed, Other 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
Asian, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Chinese 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
11 Nov 2025 School inspection
10 Nov 2021 School inspection
09 Nov 2016 Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
40.3

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 39.6%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.5%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 121 31
Third Preference 61 8
From another Local Authority 10 2

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1.38 miles
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
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1.93 miles
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2.04 miles
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2.42 miles
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2.84 miles
Cradle Hill Community Primary School
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3.16 miles
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3.37 miles
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3.74 miles
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4.65 miles
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Peacehaven Community School
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1.76 miles
Bowden House School
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2.77 miles
Seaford Head School
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3.55 miles
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