Tollgate Community Junior School
Winston Crescent, Seaside, Eastbourne, BN23 6NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Getty
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 149964
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323723298
About this school
Tollgate Community Junior School is a primary academy in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 335 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 29 June 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Tollgate Community Junior School (URN 114458).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Tollgate Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tollgate Community Junior School compares
Tollgate Community Junior School ranked 85th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.2% | 37.4% | 335 | — |
| St Andrew's Church of England Infants School | — | 6.8% | 35.6% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 26.1% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| Langney Primary Academy | 53% | 4.8% | 32.2% | 465 | 0.7 miles |
| West Rise Primary School and Nursery | — | 6.5% | 26.4% | 607 | 0.9 miles |
| Roselands Infants' School | — | 5.4% | 19.3% | 244 | 0.9 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)
- 37.4%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 16.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Andrew's Church of England Infants School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
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Langney Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
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West Rise Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Roselands Infants' School0.9 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Eastbourne
Tollgate Community Junior School ranks 7th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Tollgate Community Junior School teach?
- Tollgate Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Tollgate Community Junior School?
- The headteacher of Tollgate Community Junior School is Mr Daniel Getty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tollgate Community Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tollgate Community 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 Tollgate Community Junior School?
- Tollgate Community Junior School has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Tollgate Community Junior School full?
- Tollgate Community Junior School has capacity for 420 pupils and 335 on roll (80%), 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 Tollgate Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Tollgate Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tollgate Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tollgate Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Tollgate Community Junior School?
- Tollgate Community Junior School is part of DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Tollgate Community Junior School rank locally?
- Tollgate Community Junior School ranked 85th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tollgate Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Tollgate Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tollgate Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tollgate Community 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.