Peacehaven Heights Academy

State-Funded School

peacehaven-heights-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenConstituency

BN10 7QYPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Peacehaven Heights Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 339 pupils. Peacehaven Heights Academy is part of Step Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

12%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

339

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 339
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Step Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
24 Feb 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.