Schools in BN26
Primary and secondary schools serving BN26, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- 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 largest 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 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.