Ratton School is a secondary school located in Eastbourne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/04/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.7%, which is 2.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Park Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Website: http://www.ratton.e-sussex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01323504011
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Murphy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138474

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1215
Number of Pupils: 1180
Number of Boys: 609
Number of Girls: 571

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.05 Confidence interval -0.12 to 0.22
Of the 227 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 207 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:32%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ocklynge Junior School
Victoria Drive , BN20 8XN
1out of 4 676 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Parkland Infant School
Brassey Avenue , BN22 9QJ
3out of 4 1,211 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Parkland Junior School
Brassey Avenue , BN22 9QJ
3out of 4 1,211 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Motcombe Infants' School
Macmillan Drive , BN21 1SN
3out of 4 1,571 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oakwood Primary Academy
Magnolia Drive , BN22 0SS
3out of 4 1,745 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ratton School
Park Avenue , BN21 2XR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Eastbourne Academy
Brodrick Road , BN22 9RQ
3out of 4 1,487 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Willingdon Community School
Broad Road , Lower Willingdon BN20 9QX
3out of 4 2,883 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Turing School
Larkspur Drive , BN23 8EJ
- not rated 3,119 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Sussex College Group
Cross Levels Way , BN21 2UF
- not rated 1,002 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cavendish School
Eldon Road , BN21 1UE
3out of 4 1,292 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Gildredge House
Compton Place Road , BN20 8AB
3out of 4 2,714 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lindfield School
Lindfield Road , Hampden Park BN22 0BQ
4out of 4 1,409 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The South Downs School
Beechy Avenue , BN20 8NU
4out of 4 1,755 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
College Central
124 Brodrick Road , BN22 9RB
3out of 4 1,892 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Anderida Learning Centre
Neville Mews , BN22 8HR
- not rated 3,108 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.