Buckswood School
Broomham Hall, Rye Road, East Sussex, TN35 4LT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Principal Kevin Samson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 453
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 114656
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424813813
About this school
Buckswood School is an independent school in East Sussex. It teaches children aged 10 to 19 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Buckswood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Buckswood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1978, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 65 | 76 | 58 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.8 | 15.5 | 16.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 1.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 1.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Buckswood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15.5 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 16.1 | 33.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 289 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
-
Claremont School3.3 miles
Independent schools · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Torfield School3.5 miles
Academies · Hastings
-
The Flagship School3.6 miles
Free Schools · Hastings
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Little Gate College4.2 miles
Other types · Rye
-
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)4.2 miles
Academies · St Leonards-on-Sea
Other schools in East Sussex
- Battle Abbey School Independent schools
- Mountfield Heath School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Buckswood School teach?
- Buckswood School teaches children aged 10 to 19. It is an independent school in East Sussex.
- Who is the headmaster of Buckswood School?
- The headmaster of Buckswood School is Principal Kevin Samson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Buckswood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Buckswood School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Buckswood School?
- Buckswood School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 19.
- Is Buckswood School full?
- Buckswood School has capacity for 453 pupils and 193 on roll (43%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Buckswood School a faith school?
- No. Buckswood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Buckswood School a selective school?
- No. Buckswood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Buckswood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.8 in 2022/23 and 16.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Buckswood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buckswood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.