Seaford Head School
About the school
Seaford Head School is an open secondary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 November 2023
- Published
- 18 January 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.4
- East Sussex
- 43.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 50.00%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.10%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 84.10%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.56
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 37.16
AAB or better
- School
- 27.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1448
Girls
48.27%
Boys
51.73%
SEN support
7.39%
Education, health and care plan
2.07%
English as an additional language
5.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
20.26%
Overall absence
8.63
Persistent absence
22.55
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
224
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
108
Sustained education or employment
77%
Higher education
40%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
27%