Seaford Head School

State-Funded School

seaford-head-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

LewesConstituency

BN25 4LXPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Seaford Head School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,461 pupils. Seaford Head School is part of SEAFORD LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50%
EBacc average point score: 4.56

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,461

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,461
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: SEAFORD LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 16 November 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Oct 2017	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.