Cuckmere House School

State-Funded School

cuckmere-house-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

LewesConstituency

BN25 4BAPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Cuckmere House School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 6–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 92 pupils. Cuckmere House School is part of The Sabden Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 11.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.93

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Pupils

Total Pupils

98%Boys

2%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

64%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 6 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 92
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Sabden Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
28 Nov 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.