# East Sussex Skills Academy

East Sussex Skills Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Rother, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E152509. [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Free schools alternative provision
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Council: Rother
- URN: 152509

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- 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.

- [King Offa Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-offa-primary-academy-e138400): 40 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chantry Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chantry-community-primary-school-e150494): 470 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-cofe-primary-school-e114564): 740 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-bexhill-e114491): 1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Glenleigh Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenleigh-park-primary-academy-e138392): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bexhill High Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bexhill-high-academy-e138895): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/152509)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152509)

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