East Sussex school rankings
Explore GCSE and A-Level results, entries and published grade rates.
GCSE rankings
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 51 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 50 and English & maths 5+ of at least 50%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (4)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayfield School | Selective | Independent | 614 | 62.9% | 44.3% | 25.3% |
| 2 | Lewes Old Grammar School | Selective | Independent | 1,043 | 30.5% | 15.8% | 8.1% |
| 3 | St Richard's Catholic College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,621 | 29.0% | 13.7% | 4.7% |
| 4 | King's Academy Ringmer | Not recorded | State-funded | 805 | 22.4% | 12.8% | 5.8% |
Not ranked (47)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Alexandra Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Battle Abbey School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Beacon Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Bede's Senior School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Bexhill High Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Buckswood School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Chailey Heritage School | Not applicable | Not recorded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Chailey School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Claremont School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Claverham Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Compass Community School Pinetree Park | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Cuckmere House School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Eastbourne College | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Frewen College | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Gildredge House | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Greenfields School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Hailsham Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Hailsham Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Headstart | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Heathfield Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| ISP School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Michael Hall School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Mulberry Academy Hastings | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Northease Manor School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Peacehaven Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Priory School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Ratton School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Robertsbridge Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Robertsbridge Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Rye College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Saxon Mount School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Seaford Head School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Seahaven Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Catherine's College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Mary's School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Mary's School and 6th Form College | Not applicable | Not recorded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Cavendish School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| The Eastbourne Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Flagship School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Lindfield School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Ropemakers' Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The St Leonards Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Turing School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Uckfield College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Uplands Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Willingdon Community School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
A-Level rankings
Latest imported year: 2024/25. Links to all 19 schools with A-Level records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by A*–B, then A*–A, then A*, highest first. At least 60 known entries, 80% coverage, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (8)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | A*–B | A*–A | A* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayfield School | Selective | Independent | 189 | 81.4% | 54.0% | 28.0% |
| 2 | Eastbourne College | Selective | Independent | 435 | 73.1% | 41.4% | 15.9% |
| 3 | Uckfield College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 294 | 62.8% | 25.9% | 6.8% |
| 4 | Heathfield Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 394 | 62.3% | 36.1% | 14.0% |
| 5 | Seaford Head School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 211 | 56.7% | 34.2% | 14.4% |
| 6 | Beacon Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 276 | 47.8% | 18.3% | 4.4% |
| 7 | Bexhill College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 1,258 | 45.5% | 20.2% | 4.6% |
| 8 | East Sussex College Group | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 1,085 | 32.2% | 10.6% | 2.7% |
Not ranked (11)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Alexandra Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Published coverage below 80% |
| Battle Abbey School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Bede's Senior School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Buckswood School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Claremont School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Greenfields School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate |
| Hailsham Community College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Lewes Old Grammar School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Michael Hall School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Plumpton College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate |
| Uplands Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |