How many schools are in East Sussex?

OfferDay lists 220 schools in East Sussex, including 144 primary schools and 30 special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in East Sussex?

Every school in East Sussex is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in East Sussex?

OfferDay ranks schools in East Sussex where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the East Sussex local authority?

OfferDay groups the East Sussex schools across 32 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the East Sussex local authority

East Sussex has 220 schools listed on OfferDay across 32 towns.

144 primary schools · 23 secondary schools · 3 all-through schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 30 special and alternative provision schools · 17 independent schools

About schools in East Sussex

Most of the 220 schools listed in East Sussex are primary schools. Its 23 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has three all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 61%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 139 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 43.1; average Attainment 8 score, across the 35 schools with published results

Top schools in East Sussex

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Brede Primary School 100%
2 Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 92%
3 Blackboys Church of England Primary School 82%
4 The Cavendish School 82%
5 Five Ashes CofE Primary School 82%
6 Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 81%
7 Sandown Primary School and Nursery 81%
8 Breakwater Academy 81%

Secondary

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under East Sussex.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

ISP School
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 18
Greenfields School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19
Lewes Old Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 19
Sacred Heart School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in East Sussex

How many schools are in East Sussex?: OfferDay lists 220 schools in East Sussex, including 144 primary schools and 30 special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in East Sussex?: Every school in East Sussex is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in East Sussex?: OfferDay ranks schools in East Sussex where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the East Sussex local authority?: OfferDay groups the East Sussex schools across 32 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.