All-through
The Ropemakers' Academy
Reef Way, Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 115 of 80 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.1
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 19.0
- Pupils per adult
- 4.1
- Pupils
- 78
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
0%
0.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 0.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.06 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2.8 |
| 24/25 | 0.9 |
Reef Way, Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
East Sussex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Simon Hawthorne
- Address
- Reef Way, Hailsham, BN27 1FB
- Telephone
- 01323368374