Acre Wood Academy
Acre Wood Academy is a sponsored special academy in Crowborough for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 144 pupils and room for 146. About 30 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
Church Road, Crowborough, TN6 1BN01892 663018acrewood.lseat.org.ukMs Ali Causton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 1 October 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
14 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Grove Park School, the school this one replaced.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
5 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Grove Park School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | – | – | 0% | 0% | – | – | 61% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | – | – | 0% | 0% | – | – | 6% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | – | – | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | – | – | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | – | – | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -10.1 | -6.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -10.3 | -5.8 | – | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Grove Park School, the school this one replaced in July 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to East Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Severe learning difficulty (54), Autistic spectrum disorder (28), language and communications needs (28), Moderate learning difficulty (24), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (7), Other difficulty or disability (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 11.5% | 10.9% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.1% | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 4.2% | 5.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 21.9% | 29.2% | 20.2% | 24.3% | 10.5% | 15.9% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Grove Park School, the school this one replaced in July 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 910 m | 214 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 403 | Good 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| Beacon Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,642 | Outstanding 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| Ashdown Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 407 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 210 | No overall grade 2025 | 65 | Compare |
| Jarvis Brook Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 96 | Not inspected | 16 | Compare |
| High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.8 miles | 101 | Good 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Rotherfield Primary School | Council | 2.9 miles | 209 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Acre Wood Academy a good school?
Acre Wood Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in October 2024.
What is Acre Wood Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Acre Wood Academy not judged at its last full inspection on 1 October 2024.
How many pupils does Acre Wood Academy have?
144 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 146 places, so it is 99% full.
What is attendance like at Acre Wood Academy?
Pupils were in school 88.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Acre Wood Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Church Road, Crowborough, TN6 1BN
- Telephone
- 01892 663018
- Website
- acrewood.lseat.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Ali Causton
- Type of school
- Sponsored special academy (Academy special sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- London South East Academies Trust (19 schools)
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Crowborough Central
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 July 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 151783 · LAESTAB 8457007 · UKPRN 10097839
- Formerly
- Grove Park School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.