Ratton School
Academy converter secondary school in Eastbourne (East Sussex).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
It is a pleasure to welcome you to our Ratton School website, and I hope by visiting us virtually you will get a real flavour of what life and learning is like at our fantastic school. At Ratton School everything we do is centred on developing our young people to become confident, creative and caring students who achieve excellence in everything they do.
Be it academically, or socially, our aim is to enable our students to grow and flourish and achieve all their potential. This means educating the whole child and giving them the skills to take the next steps on their journey when they leave us to attend further education or training, and then into the right career.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 138474
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.4 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carole Bradbrook Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Henham Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Andy Best | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rosie Barr | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Lucy Collins | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Paul Murphy Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Gavin Peevers | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr James Woodward Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Hunt Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Emma Jane Morris Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record