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Motcombe Infants' School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Macmillan Drive, Eastbourne BN21 1SN · motcombe.e-sussex.sch.uk · 01323 728901
On the mapSearch near BN21 1SN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Last distance offered
- 1.30 mi
- 2.09 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 219
- 81% of 270 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 21%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 1.30 mi (2.09 km) from the school. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 81 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 46 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 73 | 61 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.30 mi2.09 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Motcombe Infants' School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 91
- 36% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied