The Hastings Academy

State-Funded School

the-hastings-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Hastings and RyeConstituency

TN35 5DNPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Hastings Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, 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 833 pupils. The Hastings Academy is part of UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 9 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
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

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27%
EBacc average point score: 3.15

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

833

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 833
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Nov 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
1 Mar 2018	Outstanding	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.