Pashley Down Infant School
Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Best
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 114461
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323730719
About this school
Pashley Down Infant School is a community primary school in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 230 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 13 March 2024, 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 Pashley Down Infant 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pashley Down Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 19.1% | 230 | — |
| Motcombe Infants' School | — | 6.3% | 18.1% | 219 | 0.5 miles |
| Ocklynge Junior School | 52% | 5.1% | 30.2% | 720 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 432 | 1.3 miles |
| Stafford Junior School | 66% | 4.8% | 29.4% | 355 | 1.7 miles |
| Parkland Infant School | — | 5.8% | 26.8% | 178 | 1.7 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)
- 19.07%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 14.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Motcombe Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Ocklynge Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Stafford Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Parkland Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Eastbourne
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primary
- Langney Primary Academy Primary
- Motcombe Infants' School Primary
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primary
- Ocklynge Junior School Primary
- Parkland Infant School Primary
- Parkland Junior 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 Pashley Down Infant School teach?
- Pashley Down Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Pashley Down Infant School?
- The headteacher of Pashley Down Infant School is Mr Andy Best, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pashley Down Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pashley Down Infant 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 Pashley Down Infant School?
- Pashley Down Infant School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Pashley Down Infant School full?
- Pashley Down Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 230 on roll (85%), 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 Pashley Down Infant School a faith school?
- No. Pashley Down Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pashley Down Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pashley Down Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Pashley Down Infant School's absence rate?
- Pashley Down Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Pashley Down Infant 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 Pashley Down Infant 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.