Ratton School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The school has 1,197 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 June 2022). Last inspected 19 May 2026. The Headteacher is Gavin Peevers. The school is administered by East Sussex local authority. It belongs to SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST. It opened in 1 August 2012.
Applications for places at Ratton School are handled by the school or the local authority (East Sussex). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
43.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.10
Progress 8 · 2023-24
43%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
64%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.54
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
17%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.