Ocklynge Junior School
Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8XN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Reilly
- Sponsor
- South Downs Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 720
- URN
- 144954
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323725839
About this school
Ocklynge Junior School is a primary academy in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 720 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 206 | 210 | 207 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 56% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 68% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 70% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ocklynge Junior 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 | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 798 |
| 2023/24 | 770 |
| 2024/25 | 741 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ocklynge Junior School compares
Ocklynge Junior School ranked 100th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.1% | 30.2% | 720 | — |
| Motcombe Infants' School | — | 6.3% | 18.1% | 219 | 0.6 miles |
| Pashley Down Infant School | — | 5.3% | 19.1% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
| Parkland Infant School | — | 5.8% | 26.8% | 178 | 1.1 miles |
| Parkland Junior School | 68% | 5.3% | 36.2% | 243 | 1.1 miles |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 432 | 1.1 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)
- 30.23%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 11.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Motcombe Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Pashley Down Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Parkland Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Parkland Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Eastbourne
Ocklynge Junior School ranks 12th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Eastbourne.
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primary
- Langney Primary Academy Primary
- Motcombe Infants' School Primary
- Oakwood Primary Academy 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 Ocklynge Junior School teach?
- Ocklynge Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Ocklynge Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ocklynge Junior School is Mr Paul Reilly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ocklynge Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ocklynge Junior 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 Ocklynge Junior School?
- Ocklynge Junior School has 720 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ocklynge Junior School full?
- Ocklynge Junior School has capacity for 840 pupils and 720 on roll (86%), 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 Ocklynge Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ocklynge Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ocklynge Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ocklynge Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ocklynge Junior School?
- Ocklynge Junior School is part of SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ocklynge Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ocklynge Junior School rank locally?
- Ocklynge Junior School ranked 100th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ocklynge Junior School's absence rate?
- Ocklynge Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ocklynge Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ocklynge Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 10 July 2026.