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Acre Wood Academy

Church Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1BN

Special / SEND
Ages 4–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Acre Wood Academy is a special / send school (academy special sponsor led) in Crowborough, South East, for pupils aged 4–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Academy special sponsor led
Establishment group
Academies
Age range
Ages 4–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
146
Pupils on roll
144
URN
151783

Admissions

Local authority
East Sussex
Academy trust or group
LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST

Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 · Published 26 November 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Grove Park School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Inadequate
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Inadequate

Ofsted recorded this school in a category of concern: Special measures. The official report explains what this means and what happens next.

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Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.

  • Ungraded inspection

    Inspected 14 March 2023 · Published 10 May 2023

    Outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Grove Park School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Church Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1BN
Local authority
East Sussex

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