Bexhill High Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Bexhill High Academy is a secondary school in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Bexhill High Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 243 first-choice applications for 308 offers, and 65 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- At 0.8 first choices per offer for Year 7 entry in 2026, it was the 6th lowest of 22 East Sussex secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.7 (England 46).
- It has 17.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 15.1 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gunters Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Bexhill High Academy are proud to be part of the school.”
- “They appreciate the support and guidance they are given and value the opportunities to flourish beyond their lessons.”
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about the sporting fixtures, school trips and clubs that they attend, in particular the annual whole-school production.”
To improve
- “The school recognised that, previously, pupils’ outcomes were too low.”
- “The school has identified that some pupils do not read accurately or fluently enough when they join the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 243 first-preference applications, 308 offers in total, 243 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- St Richard's Catholic College 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Claverham Community College 4.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ark Alexandra Academy 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Academy Hastings 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Catherine's College 7.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Turing School 7.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Eastbourne Academy 8.9 mi Not judged Last distance published