East Sussex schools and catchments

East Sussex County Council has 183 primary schools and 62 secondary schools. 13% of East Sussex's schools are private schools. 104 state schools in East Sussex follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 87 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in East Sussex

  1. Outstanding 24
  2. Good 152
  3. Requires Improvement 9
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in East Sussex in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Wivelsfield Primary School

    Community school • Wivelsfield Green

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Stonegate Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Stonegate, Wadhurst

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Parkside Community Primary School

    Community school • Heathfield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    West Rise Community Infant School

    Community school • Langney, Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    The Cavendish School

    Academy converter • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Hamsey Community Primary School

    Community school • Lewes

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • St John's, Crowborough

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings

    Voluntary aided school • Hastings

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school • Lewes

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Guestling, Hastings

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Netherfield CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Netherfield, Battle

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Newick Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Newick, Lewes

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Sandown Primary School and Nursery

    Community school • Hastings

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Gildredge House

    Free schools • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Frant Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Frant, Tunbridge Wells

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Peacehaven Heights Primary School

    Community school • Peacehaven

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    Hellingly Community Primary School

    Community school • Hellingly, Hailsham

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Western Road Community Primary School

    Foundation school • Lewes

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    The Hastings Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Hastings

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St Richard's Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school • Bexhill-on-Sea

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Seaford Head School

    Academy converter • Seaford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Claverham Community College

    Community school • Battle

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    The St Leonards Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Heathfield Community College

    Community school • Heathfield

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Uckfield College

    Community school • Uckfield

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Robertsbridge Community College

    Community school • Robertsbridge

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Beacon Academy

    Academy converter • Crowborough

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    St Catherine's College

    Academy converter • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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