Schools in BN26
The schools families in BN26 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 26,389 (2024)
BN26Postcode district · Polegate
Schools in BN26
9 schools in BN26: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 88% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 98% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent11.1%
- Good66.7%
- Serious concerns11.1%
- Not rated11.1%
The biggest schools here
- Willingdon Community SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,117 pupils · 106% fullGood1 mile · June 2023
- Bede's Senior SchoolOther · ages 13–19 · Independent · 763 pupils · 87% fullNot rated3.3 miles
- Polegate Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 689 pupils · 109% fullExcellent1.1 miles · January 2020
- Willingdon Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · 100% fullGood1.2 miles · June 2024
- Stone Cross SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 419 pupils · 100% fullGood3.0 miles · December 2023
- East Sussex AcademyOther · ages 4–16 · 120 pupils · 86% fullSerious concerns2.5 miles · February 2024
- Hankham Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 107 pupils · 76% fullGood3.3 miles · April 2023
- Park Mead Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 90 pupils · 86% fullGood3.1 miles · June 2015
- Alfriston SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 85 pupils · 81% fullGood3.1 miles · January 2020
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.