Motcombe Infants' School
Macmillan Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 1SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Robinson
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 114460
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323728901
About this school
Motcombe Infants' School is a community primary school in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 219 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Motcombe Infants' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 250 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Motcombe Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 18.1% | 219 | — |
| Pashley Down Infant School | — | 5.3% | 19.1% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Ocklynge Junior School | 52% | 5.1% | 30.2% | 720 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 432 | 0.8 miles |
| Stafford Junior School | 66% | 4.8% | 29.4% | 355 | 1.2 miles |
| Bourne Primary School | 33% | 7.6% | 34.2% | 414 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.06%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pashley Down Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Ocklynge Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Stafford Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Bourne Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Eastbourne
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primary
- Langney Primary Academy Primary
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primary
- Ocklynge Junior School Primary
- Parkland Infant School Primary
- Parkland Junior School Primary
- Pashley Down Infant School Primary
- Roselands Infants' School Primary
- Shinewater Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Primary
- St John's Meads Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Motcombe Infants' School teach?
- Motcombe Infants' School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Motcombe Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Motcombe Infants' School is Mrs Tracy Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Motcombe Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Motcombe Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Motcombe Infants' School?
- Motcombe Infants' School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Motcombe Infants' School full?
- Motcombe Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 219 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Motcombe Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Motcombe Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Motcombe Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Motcombe Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Motcombe Infants' School's absence rate?
- Motcombe Infants' School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Motcombe Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Motcombe Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.