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The Flagship School
The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
Key facts
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 63 of 80 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.1
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 16.7
- Pupils per adult
- 3.0
- Pupils
- 50
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 January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: not met
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationInadequate
GCSE results
17%
6.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 6 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.45 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% |
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.
The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
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
- Grégoire Godin
- Address
- The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
- Telephone
- 01424311023