The Flagship School
The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Grégoire Godin
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 149695
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424311023
About this school
The Flagship School is a special academy in Hastings. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Flagship School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 6.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 16.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 16.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.5 |
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 The Flagship 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 33.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 29.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 61 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 16 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.77%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 29.31%
- Persistent absence
- 60.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Torfield School0.1 miles
Academies · Hastings
-
Lansdowne Children's Centre1.5 miles
Other types · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)2.1 miles
Academies · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Saxon Mount School2.5 miles
Academies · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Claremont School3.0 miles
Independent schools · St Leonards-on-Sea
Other schools in Hastings
- Torfield School Academies
- 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 The Flagship School teach?
- The Flagship School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Hastings.
- Who is the headteacher of The Flagship School?
- The headteacher of The Flagship School is Mr Grégoire Godin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Flagship School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Flagship 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 The Flagship School?
- The Flagship School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is The Flagship School full?
- The Flagship School has capacity for 80 pupils and 63 on roll (79%), 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 The Flagship School a faith school?
- No. The Flagship School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Flagship School part of an academy trust?
- The Flagship School is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Flagship School's absence rate?
- The Flagship School's overall absence rate is 29.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Flagship School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Flagship 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 10 July 2026.