Schools in BN20
Primary and secondary schools serving BN20, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 42,039 (2024)
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.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8.3%
- Good58.3%
- Needs improvement8.3%
- Serious concerns8.3%
- Not rated16.7%
The largest schools here
- The Cavendish SchoolAll-through · ages 2–16 · 1,399 pupils · 106% fullGood0.5 miles · September 2023
- Ratton SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,183 pupils · 97% fullGood1.2 miles · May 2026
- Gildredge HouseAll-through · ages 4–16 · 1,169 pupils · 95% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2018
- Willingdon Community SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,117 pupils · 106% fullGood2.6 miles · June 2023
- Ocklynge Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 720 pupils · 86% fullSerious concerns0.8 miles · October 2016
- Willingdon Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · 100% fullGood2.4 miles · June 2024
- St Andrew's PrepOther · ages 0–14 · Independent · 263 pupils · 63% fullNot rated1.6 miles
- Bede's Prep SchoolOther · ages 0–13 · Independent · 261 pupils · 60% fullNot rated1.7 miles
- Pashley Down Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–7 · 230 pupils · 85% fullGood0.2 miles · March 2024
- Motcombe Infants' SchoolPrimary · ages 5–7 · 219 pupils · 81% fullGood0.4 miles · February 2023
- The South Downs SchoolOther · ages 4–11 · 164 pupils · 102% fullExcellent0.2 miles · June 2014
- St John's Meads Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 162 pupils · 74% fullNeeds improvement1.6 miles · March 2024
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.