Ark Alexandra Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,315 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
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Ratton School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,183of 1,215 places
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 236
- Ofsted
- Report card, 19 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Ratton School (URN 114604, until 1 August 2012).
What the data says
Ratton School has no sixth form. Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 23% moved to a sixth form college, 60% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 31% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.0 against 46.1 across England and 43.1 in East Sussex, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: 1% took an apprenticeship and 1% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in East Sussex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ratton School | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 236 | 5,083 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 14% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 23% | 24% | 13% |
| — further education college | 60% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ratton School | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.0 | 43.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | 3.80 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.8 | 30.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.0 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 233 | 99% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 67% |
| English Language | 232 | 98% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 65% |
| English Literature | 226 | 96% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 208 | 88% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 68% |
| Combined Science | 139 | 59% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 36% |
| Chemistry | 86 | 36% | 23% | 20% | 47% | 91% |
| Physics | 86 | 36% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 86% |
| Biology | 86 | 36% | 23% | 20% | 45% | 91% |
| History | 81 | 34% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 69% |
| Statistics | 73 | 31% | 5% | 7% | 20% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 63 | 27% | 11% | 14% | 24% | 60% |
| Geography | 53 | 22% | 41% | 23% | 25% | 66% |
| Spanish | 46 | 19% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 78% |
| French | 35 | 15% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 46% |
| Drama | 32 | 14% | 7% | 28% | 27% | 75% |
| Dance | 32 | 14% | 1% | 16% | 27% | 66% |
| Photography | 31 | 13% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 71% |
| Textiles | 29 | 12% | 2% | 14% | 27% | 79% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 11% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 69% |
| German | 23 | 10% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 57% |
| Art and Design | 23 | 10% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 74% |
| Music | 10 | 4% | 5% | 60% | 33% | 90% |
| Chinese | 9 | 4% | 1% | 56% | 75% | 89% |
| Portuguese | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 0% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 51 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 18 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 9 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 1 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.