Peacehaven Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Peacehaven, 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, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Peacehaven Community School is a secondary school in Peacehaven, East Sussex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 October 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Peacehaven Community School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 in 2026 there were 176 first-choice applications for 176 offers; 169 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Of the 326 applications for Year 7 in 2026, 52 (16%) came from families living outside East Sussex, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in East Sussex.
- There are 14.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.8 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
- Greenwich Way, Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 890 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s values of ‘aspire, believe, contribute, achieve’ are well established in daily life in this very inclusive school.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), including pupils in the special provision, are fully immersed in the same learning and enrichment activities as their peers.”
- “Pupils’ achievement is now improving.”
To improve
- “Pupils say that bullying happens occasionally.”
- “At key stage 4, a low proportion of pupils study the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) suite of subjects.”
- “A few subjects are not quite at this level.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 2023 (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) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.1 | 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: 176 first-preference applications, 176 offers in total, 169 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.
- Seahaven Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Priory School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Seaford Head School 5.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- King's Academy Ringmer 7.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chailey School 10.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willingdon Community School 10.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ratton School 11.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Eastbourne Academy 11.6 mi Not judged Last distance published