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Schools in BN20

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

Council
Eastbourne
Region
South East
Population
42,039 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BN20

12 schools in BN20: 5 primary, 4 secondary and 3 other, including 2 independent. 80% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 93% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.

Schools
12
in BN20
Good or better
80%
Of 10 with an Ofsted grade
How full
93%
Well used: 7,308 pupils for 7,850 places
Over capacity
3
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BN20
58%
17%
  • Excellent8.3%
  • Good58.3%
  • Needs improvement8.3%
  • Serious concerns8.3%
  • Not rated16.7%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • The Cavendish School
    All-through · ages 2–16 · 1,399 pupils · 106% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · September 2023
  • Ratton School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,183 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · May 2026
  • Gildredge House
    All-through · ages 4–16 · 1,169 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · November 2018
  • Willingdon Community School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,117 pupils · 106% full
    Good
    2.6 miles · June 2023
  • Ocklynge Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 720 pupils · 86% full
    Serious concerns
    0.8 miles · October 2016
  • Willingdon Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · June 2024
  • St Andrew's Prep
    Other · ages 0–14 · Independent · 263 pupils · 63% full
    Not rated
    1.6 miles
  • Bede's Prep School
    Other · ages 0–13 · Independent · 261 pupils · 60% full
    Not rated
    1.7 miles
  • 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
    0.4 miles · February 2023
  • The South Downs School
    Other · ages 4–11 · 164 pupils · 102% full
    Excellent
    0.2 miles · June 2014
  • St John's Meads Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 162 pupils · 74% full
    Needs improvement
    1.6 miles · March 2024
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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