The Flagship School
Special schoolThe Flagship School is a special school in Hastings, for pupils aged 7 to 16. It had 63 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Flagship School was 2.3, against 38.5 in Hastings and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Hastings | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 2.3 | 38.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 36.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 56.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |
- The Flagship School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Torfield SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, February 2023150 m
- Ark Castledown Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)170 m
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023490 m
- Dudley Infant AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025690 m
- Mulberry Baird PrimaryPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- All Saints CofE Junior AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hastings
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).