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34 open schools in Eastbourne, East Sussex · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all East Sussex schools · grammar schools in Eastbourne

Eastbourne has 34 state schools: 19 primary, 6 secondary, part of East Sussex's wider catchment. 26 have a published Ofsted rating, and 19 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

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Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Heron Park Primary Academy Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Pashley Down Infant School Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Willingdon Primary School Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Roselands Infants' School Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) West Rise Primary School and Nursery Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Langney Primary Academy Good · ×0.98 1st prefs/place (2026/27) St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Good · ×0.98 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in East Sussex

Primary schools: East Sussex's term is 'community area' (equivalent to catchment); some schools' community areas were phased out/adjusted from 2024 onward for specific schools. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Bede's Prep School Eastbourne Bourne Primary School Eastbourne · Requires improvement East Sussex College Group Eastbourne · Good Eastbourne College Eastbourne Gildredge House Eastbourne · Not judged Hazel Court School Eastbourne · Outstanding Heron Park Primary Academy Eastbourne · Good Langney Primary Academy Eastbourne · Good Motcombe Infants' School Eastbourne · Good Oakwood Primary Academy Eastbourne · Good Ocklynge Junior School Eastbourne · Not judged Parkland Infant School Eastbourne Parkland Junior School Eastbourne · Good Pashley Down Infant School Eastbourne · Good Ratton School Eastbourne Roselands Infants' School Eastbourne · Good Shinewater Primary School Eastbourne St Andrew's Church of England Infants School Eastbourne · Good St Andrew's Prep Eastbourne St Catherine's College Eastbourne · Good St John's Meads Church of England Primary School Eastbourne · Requires improvement St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Eastbourne · Good Stafford Junior School Eastbourne · Good Summerdown School Eastbourne · Not judged The Cavendish School Eastbourne · Not judged The Eastbourne Academy Eastbourne · Not judged The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School Eastbourne The Lindfield School Eastbourne · Outstanding The South Downs School Eastbourne · Outstanding The Turing School Eastbourne Tollgate Community Junior School Eastbourne · Good West Rise Primary School and Nursery Eastbourne · Good Willingdon Community School Eastbourne · Good Willingdon Primary School Eastbourne · Good

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 31 October 2027
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 15 January 2028
Sept 2028 Offer day 1 March 2028
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 17 April 2028
Sept 2027 Application deadline 31 October 2026
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 15 January 2027
Sept 2027 Offer day 1 March 2027
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 16 April 2027
Sept 2026 Application deadline 31 October 2025 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 15 January 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2 March 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 16 April 2026 (passed)

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