The Eastbourne Academy
About the school
The Eastbourne Academy 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
- 28 January 2025
- Published
- 18 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SWK
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.7
- 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
- 25.00%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.30%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 20.60%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.14
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
800
Girls
49.00%
Boys
51.00%
SEN support
14.88%
Education, health and care plan
2.38%
English as an additional language
11.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
47.25%
Overall absence
10.85
Persistent absence
29.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
171
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
9%