SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Saxonwood is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 9 other homes in East Sussex.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Saxonwood is one of 281 care homes in East Sussex: a 36-bed residential care home in Battle, run by Sussex Housing and Care. Its CQC registration covers older people. The typical home in East Sussex has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2026. 90% of homes in East Sussex also score 5. Across East Sussex, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 3 homes run by Sussex Housing and Care. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from August 2019, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in December 2016, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In East Sussex, 35% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
