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Secondary schools in East Sussex

Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.

What the data says

East Sussex has 26 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 5,083 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 14% in a school sixth form, 24% at a sixth form college, 44% at a further education college.

Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.

After sixth form, 21% of students in East Sussex went to university (England 37%), and 9% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).

GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 43.1 against 46.1 for England; 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).

After Year 11: East Sussex against England

East Sussex
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEast SussexEngland
Pupils in the cohort5,083607,348
Stayed in education85%86%
— school sixth form14%34%
— sixth form college24%13%
— further education college44%37%
Apprenticeship2%3%
Employment3%3%
No sustained destination7%6%

Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went

One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.

Mulberry Academy St Leonards → School sixth form: about 3 pupils (1% of 287)Mulberry Academy St Leonards → Sixth form college: about 106 pupils (37% of 287)Mulberry Academy St Leonards → Further education college: about 129 pupils (45% of 287)Mulberry Academy St Leonards → Employment: about 9 pupils (3% of 287)Mulberry Academy St Leonards → No sustained destination: about 26 pupils (9% of 287)Bexhill High Academy → Sixth form college: about 120 pupils (45% of 267)Bexhill High Academy → Further education college: about 99 pupils (37% of 267)Bexhill High Academy → Other education: about 3 pupils (1% of 267)Bexhill High Academy → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (1% of 267)Bexhill High Academy → Employment: about 8 pupils (3% of 267)Bexhill High Academy → No sustained destination: about 19 pupils (7% of 267)Ark Alexandra Academy → School sixth form: about 24 pupils (9% of 263)Ark Alexandra Academy → Sixth form college: about 55 pupils (21% of 263)Ark Alexandra Academy → Further education college: about 145 pupils (55% of 263)Ark Alexandra Academy → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (2% of 263)Ark Alexandra Academy → Employment: about 3 pupils (1% of 263)Ark Alexandra Academy → No sustained destination: about 21 pupils (8% of 263)Uckfield College → School sixth form: about 133 pupils (53% of 250)Uckfield College → Sixth form college: about 5 pupils (2% of 250)Uckfield College → Further education college: about 80 pupils (32% of 250)Uckfield College → Other education: about 5 pupils (2% of 250)Uckfield College → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (2% of 250)Uckfield College → Employment: about 8 pupils (3% of 250)Uckfield College → No sustained destination: about 10 pupils (4% of 250)Beacon Academy → School sixth form: about 134 pupils (54% of 248)Beacon Academy → Sixth form college: about 2 pupils (1% of 248)Beacon Academy → Further education college: about 79 pupils (32% of 248)Beacon Academy → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 248)Beacon Academy → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 248)Beacon Academy → Employment: about 12 pupils (5% of 248)Beacon Academy → No sustained destination: about 10 pupils (4% of 248)Heathfield Community College → School sixth form: about 117 pupils (49% of 239)Heathfield Community College → Sixth form college: about 19 pupils (8% of 239)Heathfield Community College → Further education college: about 67 pupils (28% of 239)Heathfield Community College → Other education: about 5 pupils (2% of 239)Heathfield Community College → Apprenticeship: about 10 pupils (4% of 239)Heathfield Community College → Employment: about 5 pupils (2% of 239)Heathfield Community College → No sustained destination: about 12 pupils (5% of 239)Ratton School → School sixth form: about 5 pupils (2% of 236)Ratton School → Sixth form college: about 54 pupils (23% of 236)Ratton School → Further education college: about 142 pupils (60% of 236)Ratton School → Other education: about 7 pupils (3% of 236)Ratton School → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 236)Ratton School → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 236)Ratton School → No sustained destination: about 19 pupils (8% of 236)Priory School → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 234)Priory School → Sixth form college: about 150 pupils (64% of 234)Priory School → Further education college: about 59 pupils (25% of 234)Priory School → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 234)Priory School → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 234)Priory School → No sustained destination: about 12 pupils (5% of 234)Claverham Community College → School sixth form: about 43 pupils (19% of 226)Claverham Community College → Sixth form college: about 95 pupils (42% of 226)Claverham Community College → Further education college: about 61 pupils (27% of 226)Claverham Community College → Other education: about 9 pupils (4% of 226)Claverham Community College → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 226)Claverham Community College → Employment: about 7 pupils (3% of 226)Claverham Community College → No sustained destination: about 7 pupils (3% of 226)Seaford Head School → School sixth form: about 85 pupils (38% of 224)Seaford Head School → Sixth form college: about 18 pupils (8% of 224)Seaford Head School → Further education college: about 76 pupils (34% of 224)Seaford Head School → Other education: about 4 pupils (2% of 224)Seaford Head School → Apprenticeship: about 9 pupils (4% of 224)Seaford Head School → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 224)Seaford Head School → No sustained destination: about 18 pupils (8% of 224)Hailsham Academy → School sixth form: about 64 pupils (30% of 214)Hailsham Academy → Sixth form college: about 13 pupils (6% of 214)Hailsham Academy → Further education college: about 107 pupils (50% of 214)Hailsham Academy → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (2% of 214)Hailsham Academy → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 214)Hailsham Academy → No sustained destination: about 15 pupils (7% of 214)St Catherine's College → School sixth form: about 4 pupils (2% of 212)St Catherine's College → Sixth form college: about 61 pupils (29% of 212)St Catherine's College → Further education college: about 100 pupils (47% of 212)St Catherine's College → Other education: about 4 pupils (2% of 212)St Catherine's College → Apprenticeship: about 13 pupils (6% of 212)St Catherine's College → Employment: about 13 pupils (6% of 212)St Catherine's College → No sustained destination: about 13 pupils (6% of 212)Willingdon Community School → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 200)Willingdon Community School → Sixth form college: about 44 pupils (22% of 200)Willingdon Community School → Further education college: about 100 pupils (50% of 200)Willingdon Community School → Other education: about 8 pupils (4% of 200)Willingdon Community School → Apprenticeship: about 12 pupils (6% of 200)Willingdon Community School → Employment: about 12 pupils (6% of 200)Willingdon Community School → No sustained destination: about 18 pupils (9% of 200)St Richard's Catholic College → School sixth form: about 4 pupils (2% of 198)St Richard's Catholic College → Sixth form college: about 125 pupils (63% of 198)St Richard's Catholic College → Further education college: about 46 pupils (23% of 198)St Richard's Catholic College → Other education: about 8 pupils (4% of 198)St Richard's Catholic College → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (2% of 198)St Richard's Catholic College → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 198)St Richard's Catholic College → No sustained destination: about 8 pupils (4% of 198)The Cavendish School → School sixth form: about 5 pupils (3% of 175)The Cavendish School → Sixth form college: about 49 pupils (28% of 175)The Cavendish School → Further education college: about 100 pupils (57% of 175)The Cavendish School → Other education: about 4 pupils (2% of 175)The Cavendish School → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (2% of 175)The Cavendish School → No sustained destination: about 11 pupils (6% of 175)The Eastbourne Academy → Sixth form college: about 19 pupils (11% of 171)The Eastbourne Academy → Further education college: about 125 pupils (73% of 171)The Eastbourne Academy → Employment: about 3 pupils (2% of 171)The Eastbourne Academy → No sustained destination: about 15 pupils (9% of 171)Mulberry Academy Hastings → Sixth form college: about 36 pupils (21% of 170)Mulberry Academy Hastings → Further education college: about 105 pupils (62% of 170)Mulberry Academy Hastings → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 170)Mulberry Academy Hastings → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 170)Mulberry Academy Hastings → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 170)Mulberry Academy Hastings → No sustained destination: about 17 pupils (10% of 170)Chailey School → School sixth form: about 7 pupils (5% of 149)Chailey School → Sixth form college: about 45 pupils (30% of 149)Chailey School → Further education college: about 72 pupils (48% of 149)Chailey School → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 149)Chailey School → Apprenticeship: about 6 pupils (4% of 149)Chailey School → Employment: about 4 pupils (3% of 149)Chailey School → No sustained destination: about 6 pupils (4% of 149)Peacehaven Community School → School sixth form: about 1 pupils (1% of 147)Peacehaven Community School → Sixth form college: about 59 pupils (40% of 147)Peacehaven Community School → Further education college: about 50 pupils (34% of 147)Peacehaven Community School → Other education: about 3 pupils (2% of 147)Peacehaven Community School → Apprenticeship: about 6 pupils (4% of 147)Peacehaven Community School → Employment: about 6 pupils (4% of 147)Peacehaven Community School → No sustained destination: about 15 pupils (10% of 147)Gildredge House → School sixth form: about 7 pupils (5% of 144)Gildredge House → Sixth form college: about 40 pupils (28% of 144)Gildredge House → Further education college: about 76 pupils (53% of 144)Gildredge House → Other education: about 6 pupils (4% of 144)Gildredge House → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (2% of 144)Gildredge House → Employment: about 3 pupils (2% of 144)Gildredge House → No sustained destination: about 6 pupils (4% of 144)Robertsbridge Community College → School sixth form: about 4 pupils (3% of 140)Robertsbridge Community College → Sixth form college: about 35 pupils (25% of 140)Robertsbridge Community College → Further education college: about 76 pupils (54% of 140)Robertsbridge Community College → Other education: about 3 pupils (2% of 140)Robertsbridge Community College → Apprenticeship: about 1 pupils (1% of 140)Robertsbridge Community College → Employment: about 6 pupils (4% of 140)Robertsbridge Community College → No sustained destination: about 13 pupils (9% of 140)Uplands Academy → School sixth form: about 44 pupils (32% of 139)Uplands Academy → Sixth form college: about 8 pupils (6% of 139)Uplands Academy → Further education college: about 67 pupils (48% of 139)Uplands Academy → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 139)Uplands Academy → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (2% of 139)Uplands Academy → Employment: about 7 pupils (5% of 139)Uplands Academy → No sustained destination: about 6 pupils (4% of 139)Seahaven Academy → School sixth form: about 7 pupils (5% of 131)Seahaven Academy → Sixth form college: about 24 pupils (18% of 131)Seahaven Academy → Further education college: about 68 pupils (52% of 131)Seahaven Academy → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 131)Seahaven Academy → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (3% of 131)Seahaven Academy → Employment: about 5 pupils (4% of 131)Seahaven Academy → No sustained destination: about 16 pupils (12% of 131)Rye College → School sixth form: about 1 pupils (1% of 116)Rye College → Sixth form college: about 27 pupils (23% of 116)Rye College → Further education college: about 61 pupils (53% of 116)Rye College → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (2% of 116)Rye College → Employment: about 3 pupils (3% of 116)Rye College → No sustained destination: about 19 pupils (16% of 116)King's Academy Ringmer → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (2% of 85)King's Academy Ringmer → Sixth form college: about 13 pupils (15% of 85)King's Academy Ringmer → Further education college: about 61 pupils (72% of 85)King's Academy Ringmer → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (2% of 85)King's Academy Ringmer → Employment: about 2 pupils (2% of 85)King's Academy Ringmer → No sustained destination: about 5 pupils (6% of 85)The Turing School → Sixth form college: about 10 pupils (12% of 84)The Turing School → Further education college: about 49 pupils (58% of 84)The Turing School → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (6% of 84)The Turing School → Employment: about 6 pupils (7% of 84)The Turing School → No sustained destination: about 8 pupils (10% of 84)Mulberry Academy St Leonards: 287 pupilsMulberry Academy St Leonards 287Bexhill High Academy: 267 pupilsBexhill High Academy 267Ark Alexandra Academy: 263 pupilsArk Alexandra Academy 263Uckfield College: 250 pupilsUckfield College 250Beacon Academy: 248 pupilsBeacon Academy 248Heathfield Community College: 239 pupilsHeathfield Community College 239Ratton School: 236 pupilsRatton School 236Priory School: 234 pupilsPriory School 234Claverham Community College: 226 pupilsClaverham Community College 226Seaford Head School: 224 pupilsSeaford Head School 224Hailsham Academy: 214 pupilsHailsham Academy 214St Catherine's College: 212 pupilsSt Catherine's College 212Willingdon Community School: 200 pupilsWillingdon Community School 200St Richard's Catholic College: 198 pupilsSt Richard's Catholic College 198The Cavendish School: 175 pupilsThe Cavendish School 175The Eastbourne Academy: 171 pupilsThe Eastbourne Academy 171Mulberry Academy Hastings: 170 pupilsMulberry Academy Hastings 170Chailey School: 149 pupilsChailey School 149Peacehaven Community School: 147 pupilsPeacehaven Community School 147Gildredge House: 144 pupilsGildredge House 144Robertsbridge Community College: 140 pupilsRobertsbridge Community College 140Uplands Academy: 139 pupilsUplands Academy 139Seahaven Academy: 131 pupilsSeahaven Academy 131Rye College: 116 pupilsRye College 116King's Academy Ringmer: 85 pupilsKing's Academy Ringmer 85The Turing School: 84 pupilsThe Turing School 84School sixth form: 698 pupils (14% of East Sussex’s leavers)School sixth form 698Sixth form college: 1,232 pupils (25% of East Sussex’s leavers)Sixth form college 1,232Further education college: 2,200 pupils (44% of East Sussex’s leavers)Further education college 2,200Other education: 78 pupils (2% of East Sussex’s leavers)Apprenticeship: 109 pupils (2% of East Sussex’s leavers)Apprenticeship 109Employment: 140 pupils (3% of East Sussex’s leavers)Employment 140No sustained destination: 345 pupils (7% of East Sussex’s leavers)No sustained destination 345
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination

Map of secondary schools in East Sussex

Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

State-funded secondary schools (26)

Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Ark Alexandra AcademyAcademy sponsor led1,31586%9%55%2%—42.641%
Beacon AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form1,64288%54%32%1%41%50.261%
Bexhill High AcademyAcademy converter1,44184%—37%1%—41.734%
Chailey SchoolCommunity school86284%5%48%4%—49.352%
Claverham Community CollegeCommunity school1,14792%19%27%1%—50.356%
Gildredge HouseFree schools1,16990%5%53%2%—46.745%
Hailsham AcademyAcademy converter1,57786%30%50%2%22%——
Heathfield Community CollegeCommunity school · sixth form1,41687%49%28%4%36%50.654%
King's Academy RingmerAcademy converter65989%2%72%2%—47.641%
Mulberry Academy HastingsAcademy sponsor led83383%0%62%1%—38.227%
Mulberry Academy St LeonardsAcademy sponsor led—84%1%45%——33.225%
Peacehaven Community SchoolAcademy converter89078%1%34%4%—40.133%
Priory SchoolFoundation school1,15391%1%25%0%—46.452%
Ratton SchoolAcademy converter1,18387%2%60%1%—43.043%
Robertsbridge Community CollegeAcademy sponsor led64484%3%54%1%———
Rye CollegeAcademy converter64578%1%53%2%—36.835%
Seaford Head SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form1,46183%38%34%4%40%49.450%
Seahaven AcademyAcademy sponsor led70176%5%52%3%—40.340%
St Catherine's CollegeAcademy converter1,06479%2%47%6%—47.646%
St Richard's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter1,02991%2%23%2%—58.469%
The Cavendish SchoolAcademy converter1,39990%3%57%2%—47.353%
The Eastbourne AcademyAcademy sponsor led77684%0%73%0%—37.725%
The Turing SchoolAcademy sponsor led77170%0%58%6%—34.627%
Uckfield CollegeCommunity school · sixth form1,67188%53%32%2%49%47.046%
Uplands AcademyAcademy converter69988%32%48%2%8%42.537%
Willingdon Community SchoolCommunity school1,11777%1%50%6%—45.049%

Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (28)

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Bexhill Collegecollege · Further education—————30%——
East Sussex College Groupcollege · Further education · sixth form—————13%——
Plumpton Collegecollege · Further education—————5%——
Battle Abbey Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form459—————42.30%
Bede's Senior Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form763—————26.40%
Buckswood Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form193—————16.12%
Claremont Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form418—————36.30%
Eastbourne Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective560—————40.20%
Greenfields Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form93—————14.60%
Lewes Old Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form675—————60.476%
Mayfield Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form349—————63.536%
Michael Hall Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form384—————35.847%
Compass Community School Pinetree Parkspecial · Other independent special school13—————2.70%
Frewen Collegespecial · Other independent special school · sixth form107—————15.30%
Headstartspecial · Other independent special school50—————0.10%
ISP Schoolspecial · Other independent special school53—————14.80%
Northease Manor Schoolspecial · Other independent special school115—————18.20%
St Mary's School and 6th Form Collegespecial · Non-maintained special school · sixth form221100%0%8%0%—10.18%
Acre Wood Academystate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form144100%0%0%0%———
Cuckmere House Schoolstate · Academy special converter9289%11%78%0%—11.20%
Glyne Gap Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form140100%0%0%0%———
Hazel Court Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form135100%0%0%0%———
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)state · Academy special converter8062%0%46%0%—8.90%
Saxon Mount Schoolstate · Academy special converter17289%0%89%0%—8.90%
St Mary's Schoolstate · Academy special converter7831%0%31%0%—6.80%
The Flagship Schoolstate · Free schools special63—————6.017%
The Lindfield Schoolstate · Academy special converter12391%0%43%0%—8.60%
The Ropemakers' Academystate · Free schools special115—————0.90%

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