Seahaven Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9TD · East Sussex · secondary school
17th of 22 secondary schools in East Sussex we can score, 25 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 4.9/10 against 689 of them, against 3.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 15 | 35% | 0.51 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 39.6 · 39 | 30% | 1.18 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.23 · 32 | 25% | 0.81 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 40.3 · 22 | 10% | 0.22 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2025. In 2024/25, 39.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 40.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.23 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than nationally similar peers. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (4.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.4 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Dungeons and Dragons, Textiles, History, and Friendship Bracelet Making clubs. Sports include Athletics. Arts and music options cover Musical Lunch, Drama, Dance, Visual Arts, Photography, and 3D Design. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 745 pupils in a building with 900 places, leaving 155 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their Progress 8 score and the national median? What specific support is available for students who need help with their English and maths attainment? How does the school utilise its current spare capacity to maintain small class sizes?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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