New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–16, located in East Sussex, South East.
It currently serves 80 pupils. New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) is part of The Sabden Multi Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
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
- 8.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 0%
- EBacc average point score
- 0.41
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
76%Boys
24%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 7 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 80
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- 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 |
| 18 Sept 2014 | 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.
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