Headstart

Other · Other independent special school · Ages 5–21 · Battle, East Sussex

Headstart is an other school in Battle, East Sussex for ages 5–21 (other independent special school).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“Staff make sure that the school day gets off to a calm and friendly start, checking in with each pupil and providing reassuring support where needed.”
“Pupils are soon busily occupied in a range of activities chosen carefully to appeal to pupils’ interests and personal development targets, such as preparing breakfast, playing cricket or completing a word search.”
“Warm and good-humoured relationships ensure that pupils feel secure and respected.”

“Lessons are typically purposeful, and pupils are hard-working as a result, although sometimes pupils can be become unsettled.”
“This can be the case where tasks are not adapted well enough during lessons to support pupils’ needs.”
“They recognise, however, that their roles in providing challenge for leaders around the quality of education are less well developed.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	0%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	0.1	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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