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Education in Eastbourne

District

The south east of the South East. 103,894 people in 44 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Eastbourne, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Eastbourne had 33 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
33
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Eastbourne had 33 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Eastbourne among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Eastbourne is 33.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Eastbourne. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Eastbourne

Eastbourne has 33 open schools: 18 primary, 4 secondary, 2 all-through, 5 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 3 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
7
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

10 of the 27 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and July 2024.

5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Eastbourne

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Hazel Court School (June 2024).

Primary (18)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bourne Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11414Requires improvement (overall), June 2024
Heron Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11303Good (overall), May 2022
Langney Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11465School remains Good, September 2022
Motcombe Infants' SchoolCommunity school5 to 7219School remains Good, February 2023
Oakwood Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11300Good (overall), October 2022
Ocklynge Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11720Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Parkland Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 7178Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Parkland Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11243Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), February 2020
Pashley Down Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7230School remains Good, March 2024
Roselands Infants' SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7244Good (overall), October 2023
Shinewater Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11393Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
St Andrew's Church of England Infants SchoolAcademy converter2 to 7215No outcome in Ofsted's file
St John's Meads Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11162Requires improvement (overall), March 2024
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11432Good (overall), February 2022, before the school changed
Stafford Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11355Good (overall), July 2024
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11418Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Tollgate Community Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11335School remains Good, June 2023
West Rise Primary School and NurseryCommunity school4 to 11607Standards maintained, January 2025

Secondary (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Ratton SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,183Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
St Catherine's CollegeAcademy converter11 to 161,064Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), November 2019
The Eastbourne AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16776Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses
The Turing SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16771Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met

All-through (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Gildredge HouseFree schools4 to 161,169Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
The Cavendish SchoolAcademy converter2 to 161,399Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Anderida Learning CentreOther independent special school11 to 1819No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hazel Court SchoolAcademy special converter11 to 19135Outstanding (overall), June 2024
Summerdown SchoolFree schools special3 to 16174Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
The Lindfield SchoolAcademy special converter11 to 16123Standards maintained, October 2024
The South Downs SchoolAcademy special converter4 to 11164Standards maintained, November 2024

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
East Sussex College GroupFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bede's Prep SchoolOther independent school0 to 13261Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Eastbourne CollegeOther independent school12 to 19560Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Andrew's PrepOther independent school0 to 14263Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.