Seahaven Academy, Newhaven

In 2026, pupils at Seahaven Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in East Sussex and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in East Sussex and 47% in England.

That is up from 40.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.23: pupils made 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 32, against 47.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 105 families put Seahaven Academy as their first choice and 250 named it as one of their preferences, for 155 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 Seahaven Academy are Peacehaven Community School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.3); Seaford Head School (3.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 48.5); and Longhill High School (5.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.3).

Seahaven Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Seahaven Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

114 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Seahaven Academy (as of April 2026): 65% would recommend the school, 64% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (65%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

Of the 141 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

36.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 158 pupils (22.5%) received SEN support and 13 (1.9%) 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.

Seahaven Academy had 36 teachers in 2026, one for every 21 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Newhaven Harbour Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seahaven Academy (outside), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 182 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Seahaven Academy issued 357 suspensions, 47.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Seahaven Academy are High Cliff Academy (under 0.1 miles), Harbour Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles), Breakwater Academy (0.5 miles) and Denton Community Primary School and Nursery (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.