East Sussex schools and admissions data

East Sussex County Council has 182 primary schools and 63 secondary schools. 11% of East Sussex's schools are private schools. 85 state schools in East Sussex follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 107 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in East Sussex

  1. Outstanding 20
  2. Good 142
  3. Requires Improvement 14
  4. Inadequate 5

Most popular state schools
in East Sussex in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Etchingham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • High Street, Etchingham

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Gildredge House

    Free schools • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Langney Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Wivelsfield Primary School

    Community school • Wivelsfield Green

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Bonners CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school • Maresfield, Uckfield

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    St Marys Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Crowborough

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Maynards Green Community Primary School

    Community school • Heathfield

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    West Rise Community Infant School

    Community school • Langney, Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Denton Community Primary School and Nursery

    Community school • Denton, Newhaven

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Catsfield Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Catsfield, Battle

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    St Philip's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • New Town, Uckfield

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    The Cavendish School

    Academy converter • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Pebsham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Bexhill-on-Sea

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Bexhill-on-Sea

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Parkside Community Primary School

    Community school • Heathfield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    Silverdale Primary Academy

    Academy converter • St Leonards-On-Sea

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school • Punnetts Town, Heathfield

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Sandown Primary School and Nursery

    Community school • Hastings

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Seaford Primary School

    Community school • Seaford

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Stone Cross School

    Community school • Stone Cross, Pevensey

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    St Richard's Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school • Bexhill-on-Sea

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Chailey School

    Community school • South Chailey, Lewes

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    St Catherine's College

    Academy converter • Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Claverham Community College

    Community school • Battle

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Seaford Head School

    Academy converter • Seaford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Peacehaven Community School

    Academy converter • Peacehaven

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Heathfield Community College

    Community school • Heathfield

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Willingdon Community School

    Community school • Lower Willingdon, Eastbourne

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    The Hastings Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Hastings

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Beacon Academy

    Academy converter • Crowborough

    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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