The Ropemakers' Academy
Reef Way, Hailsham, BN27 1FB
115 pupils · 144% of 80 capacity
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 61.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 June 2023, published 13 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- East Sussex Academy 1.6 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Bede's Senior School 4.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Hazel Court School 6.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Lindfield School 7.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Mary's School 8.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Summerdown School 8.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.