East Sussex Skills Academy, Bexhill-on-Sea

Across East Sussex, 86% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in East Sussex lodged 318 appeals against secondary school offers; 169 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (20.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to East Sussex Skills Academy are Bexhill High Academy (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.7); St Richard's Catholic College (1 mile); Mulberry Academy St Leonards (3 miles); and Lansdowne Children's Centre (4.1 miles).

East Sussex Skills Academy is one of 19 schools run by London South East Academies Trust, an academy trust.

The nearest railway station is Bexhill Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Down Road (se-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood East Sussex Skills Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 272 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.

The primary schools closest to East Sussex Skills Academy are King Offa Primary Academy (under 0.1 miles); Chantry Community Primary School (0.3 miles); St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); and All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.