Bexhill High Academy, Bexhill-on-Sea

In 2026, pupils at Bexhill High Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in East Sussex and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in East Sussex and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.59: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.2, against 49.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 243 families put Bexhill High Academy as their first choice and 394 named it as one of their preferences, for 308 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bexhill High Academy are St Richard's Catholic College (1.7 miles); Mulberry Academy St Leonards (3.5 miles); Claverham Community College (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); and Lansdowne Children's Centre (4.6 miles).

Bexhill High Academy is one of 14 schools run by Mulberry Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.8 in 2024/25.

159 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bexhill High Academy (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 61% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (61%).

Of the 300 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 322 pupils (22.3%) received SEN support and 24 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Bexhill High Academy has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Collington Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingswood Avenue (on), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 129 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bexhill High Academy issued 378 suspensions, 26 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bexhill High Academy are Glenleigh Park Primary Academy (0.1 miles); All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill (0.5 miles); King Offa Primary Academy (0.8 miles); and Chantry Community Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.