Seahaven Academy
Haven Way, Newhaven, BN9 9TD
701 pupils · 78% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 36.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected 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 |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 38.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 155 | 105 | 250 | 122 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 139 | 59 | 241 | 98 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 177 | 73 | 228 | 126 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 172 | 117 | 318 | 170 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 173 | 138 | 294 | 167 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 174 | 135 | 271 | 169 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 154 | 318 | 169 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 149 | 148 | 279 | 149 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Peacehaven Community School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Seaford Head School 5.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Longhill High School 8.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Priory School 9.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- King's Academy Ringmer 12.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy 12.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.