Schools in Eastbourne

About schools in Eastbourne

Eastbourne lists 35 schools across a mix of phases. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. 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

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 16 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 8 schools with published results

Primary schools19

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bourne Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Heron Park Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Langney Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Motcombe Infants' School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• Oakwood Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Ocklynge Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Parkland Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 7

• Parkland Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Pashley Down Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Roselands Infants' School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Shinewater Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• St Andrew's Church of England Infants School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Stafford Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Tollgate Community Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• West Rise Primary School and Nursery

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

• Willingdon Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Ratton School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  43.0

  Attainment 8
• St Catherine's College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  47.6

  Attainment 8
• The Eastbourne Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  37.7

  Attainment 8
• The Turing School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  34.6

  Attainment 8
• Willingdon Community School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  45.0

  Attainment 8

All-through schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Gildredge House

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 16

  46.7

  Attainment 8
• The Cavendish School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 16

  47.3

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• East Sussex College Group

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Anderida Learning Centre

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18

• Hazel Court School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

• Summerdown School

  Free schools special · Ages 3 to 16

• The Lindfield School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16

• The South Downs School

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 11

Independent schools3

• Bede's Prep School

  Other independent school · Ages 0 to 13

• Eastbourne College

  Other independent school · Ages 12 to 19

• St Andrew's Prep

  Other independent school · Ages 0 to 14

Common questions about schools in Eastbourne

How many schools does Eastbourne have?

OfferDay lists 35 schools in Eastbourne, including 19 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Eastbourne?

Every school in Eastbourne 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.

How are schools in Eastbourne ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Eastbourne 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.

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.