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The Cavendish School

Eldon Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE ·

Ofsted:Outstanding in all areas· 2025
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At a glance

A state all-through academy for ages 2–16 in Eastbourne. Ofsted inspection (January 2025): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 279 families put it first for 178 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
2–16
Pupils
1,399
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
East Sussex
Academy trust
CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Peter Marchant
Opened
Aug 2012
Nursery
Has nursery classes
School website 01323731340 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 28 Jan 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (20 Sept 2023): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 170 pupils

Attainment 8
47.3
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
52.9%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
71.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.47
2023/24 · CI 0.26 to 0.68
This school
47.3
East Sussex
43.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
118
1st preferences
182
All applications
630
1st prefs per place
1.54
More first choices than places

114 of 182 first-preference applicants were offered a place (63%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,372
Capacity
1,320
106% full
Girls / boys
51/49
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)20.6%
  • English as an additional language8.7%
  • SEN support10.1%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.7%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.
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