Headstart
Crouch Lane, Ninfield, Battle, TN33 9EG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Fasciolo-Barnes
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- URN
- 134148
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424893803
About this school
Headstart is an independent special school in Battle. It teaches children aged 5 to 21 and has 50 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Headstart under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Headstart has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2003, 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 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 0.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.0 |
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 Headstart has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
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
- 50
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bexhill Independent Special School1.5 miles
Special schools · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
East Sussex Skills Academy2.8 miles
Free Schools · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
St Mary's School and 6th Form College3.2 miles
Special schools · Bexhill on Sea
-
Battle Abbey School3.7 miles
Independent schools · East Sussex
-
ISP School3.7 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Battle
- Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crowhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Netherfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Ninfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Claverham Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Headstart teach?
- Headstart teaches children aged 5 to 21. It is a special school in Battle.
- Who is the headteacher of Headstart?
- The headteacher of Headstart is Mr Scott Fasciolo-Barnes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Headstart been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Headstart 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 Headstart?
- Headstart has 50 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 21.
- Is Headstart full?
- Headstart has capacity for 50 pupils and 50 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Headstart a faith school?
- No. Headstart has no designated religious character.
- What are Headstart's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Headstart'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.