Peacehaven Community School

State-Funded School

peacehaven-community-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenConstituency

BN10 8RBPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Peacehaven Community School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 890 pupils. Peacehaven Community School is part of Swale Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.43

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

890

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

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: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 890
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Swale Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Nov 2018	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.