Torfield School
Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3JT
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TORFIELD AND SAXON MOUNT ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr John Anderson
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 103
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 141476
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424428228
About this school
Torfield School is a special academy in Hastings. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Torfield School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 85.0 | 84.0 | 93.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 88.0 | 89.0 | 83.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Torfield 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 | 0% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.12%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 17.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Flagship School0.1 miles
Free Schools · Hastings
-
Lansdowne Children's Centre1.6 miles
Other types · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)2.2 miles
Academies · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Saxon Mount School2.6 miles
Academies · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Claremont School3.0 miles
Independent schools · St Leonards-on-Sea
Other schools in Hastings
- The Flagship School Free Schools
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy Primary
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Dudley Infant Academy Primary
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mulberry Baird Primary Primary
- Ore Village Primary Academy Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- Sandown Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Westfield School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Torfield School teach?
- Torfield School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Hastings.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Torfield School?
- The executive headteacher of Torfield School is Mr John Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Torfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Torfield School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Torfield School?
- Torfield School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Torfield School full?
- Torfield School has capacity for 103 pupils and 97 on roll (94%), 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 Torfield School a faith school?
- No. Torfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Torfield School part of an academy trust?
- Torfield School is part of TORFIELD AND SAXON MOUNT ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Torfield School have?
- The schools register lists Torfield School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Torfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Torfield School's absence rate?
- Torfield School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Torfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Torfield 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 1 July 2026.