Postcode sector · Eastbourne

Schools in BN20 8

The schools families in BN20 8 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council: Eastbourne
Region: South East
Population: 15,928 (2024)

BN20 8Postcode sector · Eastbourne

Schools

Schools in BN20 8

6 schools in BN20 8: 3 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 83% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 95% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools

in BN20 8

Good or better

83%

Of 6 with an Ofsted grade

How full

95%

Nearly full: 3,901 pupils for 4,092 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BN20 8

17%

67%

17%

Excellent16.7%
Good66.7%
Serious concerns16.7%

The list

The biggest schools here

The Cavendish School
All-through · ages 2–16 · 1,399 pupils · 106% full
Good
0.4 miles · September 2023
Gildredge House
All-through · ages 4–16 · 1,169 pupils · 95% full
Good
0.8 miles · November 2018
Ocklynge Junior School
Primary · ages 7–11 · 720 pupils · 86% full
Serious concerns
0.6 miles · October 2016
Pashley Down Infant School
Primary · ages 4–7 · 230 pupils · 85% full
Good
0.2 miles · March 2024
Motcombe Infants' School
Primary · ages 5–7 · 219 pupils · 81% full
Good
0.3 miles · February 2023
The South Downs School
Other · ages 4–11 · 164 pupils · 102% full
Excellent
0.1 miles · June 2014

How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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