The Flagship School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Hastings and RyeConstituency

TN34 2AEPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Flagship School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 6–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 63 pupils. The Flagship School is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 16.7%
EBacc average point score: 0.45

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

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: 6 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 63
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE BECKMEAD TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.