East Sussex
The Flagship School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Watch-outs
- This school has been placed in a category of concern by Ofsted (SM). Check the latest inspection report.
- Small cohort (10 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 10 | 2.3 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 6 | 6.0 | — | 16.7% | — | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
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Other secondary schools in East Sussex for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 149695 |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Free schools special |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 6-16 |
| Headteacher | Grégoire Godin |
| Trust | THE BECKMEAD TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | TN34 2AE |
| Pupils | 61 |
| FSM eligible | 62.3% |
Contact and identifiers
The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
https://www.beckmeadtrust.org/flagshipView local authority page1424311023| DfE number | 7006 |
| UKPRN | 10092098 |
| Opened | 1 Mar 2023 |
| GIAS updated | 18 Dec 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 3 Jul 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding | Not effective |
| Inspection type | S8 No Formal Designation Visit |
| Category of concern | SM |
| Inspection date | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Publication date | 3 Jul 2022 |