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The Eastbourne Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Brodrick Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne BN22 9RQ · theeastbourneacademy.org · 01323 514900
On the mapSearch near BN22 9RQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.7
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 776
- 86% of 900 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 132 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 132 | 61 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 167 | 100 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 107 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 161 | 106 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 148 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.7, and 25% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 7.8 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 66.2 | −2.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 5.8 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.3 | +5.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Eastbourne Academy on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Apr 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
38% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 38%
- Replies
- 77
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (51%) with SEND