# East Sussex Academy

East Sussex Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Wealden, for pupils aged 4 to 16.

It had 120 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E152095. [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages: 4 to 16
- Pupils: 120
- Council: Wealden
- URN: 152095

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Quality of education: Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate
- Personal development: Inadequate
- Leadership and management: Inadequate
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hailsham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hailsham-academy-e152097): 1.4 km. All-through. Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [White House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-house-academy-e145015): 1.5 km. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Ropemakers' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ropemakers-academy-e148035): 1.6 km. Special. Good (overall), June 2023
- [Grovelands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grovelands-community-primary-school-e151810): 1.6 km. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [Thornton Grove Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornton-grove-academy-e152103): 1.8 km. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/152095)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152095)

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