The Ropemakers' Academy[1]
Special · ages 4–16
Headline results
Special schools' results are not shown as headlines: they are not comparable with mainstream schools'.
Results
Results at special schools and alternative provision aren't comparable with mainstream schools'. Shown as published, not compared.
GCSE (key stage 4)
- Attainment 8
- 1 2025/26[2]
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 0% 2025/26[2]
- Grade 7+ in English & maths
- 0% 2025/26[2]
- Progress 8
- -2.10 2023/24[3]
- Progress 8, 2025/26
- Not calculated[4]
- Progress 8, 2024/25
- Not calculated[4]
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ in English & maths | Grade 7+ in English & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.9[5] | 0%[5] | ||
| 2023/24 | 2.8[3] | 0%[3] | -2.10[3] |
Primary (key stage 2)
- Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
- 0% 2024/25[6]
- Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
- 0% 2024/25[6]
Ofsted
- Latest inspection
- 21 Jun 2023[8]
- Type
- S5 Inspection[8]
- Report published
- 13 Sep 2023[8]
- Personal development
- Good[8]
- Quality of education
- Good[8]
- Overall effectiveness
- Good[8]
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good[8]
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes[8]
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good[8]
Competition to get in
No published data for this school.
Character & practicalities
- Type
- Free schools special[1]
- Ages
- 4–16[1]
- Boys / girls
- Mixed[1]
- Admissions
- Non-selective[1]
- Sixth form
- No[1]
- Boarding
- No boarders[1]
- Capacity
- 80[1]
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST[1]
- Local authority
- East Sussex[1]
- Website
- https://www.beckmeadtrust.org/ropemakers[1]
- District
- Wealden[9]
- Postcode
- BN27 1FB[1]
- URN
- 148035[1]
School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.
Pupils
- Number on roll
- 111 2024/25[10]
- English as an additional language
- 0% 2024/25[10]
- SEN support
- 0% 2024/25[10]
- EHC plan
- 100% 2024/25[10]
- Free school meals in the last 6 years
- 67.6% 2024/25[10]
Sources
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25.
Archived copy; original.
Licence: OGL-3.0.
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It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.