The Flagship School
Free schools special in Hastings, East Sussex.
School details
| Type | Free schools special |
|---|---|
| Age range | 7 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 63 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 80 |
| Free school meals | 58.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE BECKMEAD TRUST |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| Address | The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.beckmeadtrust.org/flagship |
| Telephone | 01424311023 |
| URN | 149695 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 March 2022, published 3 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (The Flagship School , URN 148055).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Torfield School (special school, about 0.2 km)
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) (special school, about 3.4 km)
- Saxon Mount School (special school, about 4.0 km)
- Glyne Gap School (special school, about 6.6 km)
- St Mary's School and 6th Form College (special school, about 7.6 km)
- Hazel Court School (special school, about 21.8 km)
- Summerdown School (special school, about 23.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.