Secondary school

Ratton School

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • East Sussex
  • BN21 2XR
  • No sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,118 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 65%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 45%2018/19: top 57%2021/22: top 42%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 65%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 843 · South East 464/10 Below−16.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths43.2% · South East 44.8%5/10 Middle
EBacc point score3.54 · South East 4.033/10 Below−16.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.10 · South East +0.015/10 Middle−14.7 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.5 · 240 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 46.6 · 241 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 46.8 · 226 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 44.9 · 227 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 49.9 · 235 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 45.7 · 236 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 41.4 · 221 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 43 · 236 pupils · South East 4652.541.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 35% · 241 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 41% · 226 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 37% · 227 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 46% · 235 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 43% · 236 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 35.7% · 221 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 43.2% · 236 pupils · South East 44.8%46%35%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.0%
180 of 217 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 82.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st217180
2nd24640
3rd18117

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,183
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.6%
First language not English13.5%
SEN support18.5%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)9.1%
Persistently absent pupils23.7%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

97.4% full · 1,215 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.9
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 64.2
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 14.6
  • Other support 51.6

Teachers 74.2 FTE · Whole workforce 140.3 · 170 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,116
Spend per pupil£8,049
Staff spend per pupil£6,079
Reserve per pupil£254
  • +£304,000revenue reserve
  • +£80,000in-year balance

Grants £7,439 · self-generated £697 · premises £591 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £304,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

221 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86.9%
  • Education80.5%
  • Apprenticeship2.7%
  • Employment3.6%
  • Not sustained9.5%
  • Unknown3.6%