Hazel Court School

State-Funded School

hazel-court-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN23 8EJPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hazel Court School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 135 pupils. Hazel Court School is part of The Southfield Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

135

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

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: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 135
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Southfield Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
19 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.