The Flagship School
The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
63 pupils · 79% of 80 capacity
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 58.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 16.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 16.7% |
| 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
- Torfield School 0.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lansdowne Children's Centre 2.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Saxon Mount School 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Claremont School 4.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Buckswood School 5.8 km · No Ofsted rating
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.