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Grammar schools in Eastbourne

There are no grammar schools in Eastbourne.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and East Sussex is not one of them, so every state secondary in Eastbourne admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Cranbrook School, about 24.2 miles away in Kent. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Eastbourne

Straight-line distance from the centre of Eastbourne — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Cranbrook School Cranbrook 24.2 miles Mixed —
The Skinners' School Tunbridge Wells 24.5 miles Boys —
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Tunbridge Wells 24.7 miles Girls Outstanding
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Tunbridge Wells 25.1 miles Boys —
Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge 27.4 miles Girls Not judged
Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge 27.4 miles Girls Outstanding

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Cranbrook School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium children in the Priority Area (published source)
  3. Children in the Priority Area with a social need to attend as a day student (published source)

The Skinners' School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Up to 16 places for Pupil Premium boys in the West Kent Area (3 miles plus named parishes including Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks) (published source)
  3. Up to 108 places for other boys in the West Kent Area — first those 40+ marks above the Kent threshold, then other qualified boys; siblings, then sons of staff, then nearest first (published source)

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium girls living in the school's area (criterion 6) (published source)
  3. Girls in the school's area with a sister at the school (published source)

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. A brother attending the school when the child starts (published source)
  3. Health and special access reasons (published source)

Weald of Kent Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. 40 places for Pupil Premium girls — nearest to the Tonbridge campus first (published source)
  3. A sister or brother at the school when the child starts (published source)

Tonbridge Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. 135 area places in order of Kent Test score for girls living in Tonbridge & Malling, Tunbridge Wells or Sevenoaks (council-tax area) (published source)
  3. 30 trustee places in order of Kent Test score for girls living elsewhere (published source)

Schools in Eastbourne

Eastbourne has 34 open schools. Browse all Eastbourne schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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