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Summerdown School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Special free school
3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne BN22 9PZ · thesouthfieldtrust.com · 01323 921630
On the mapSearch near BN22 9PZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 174
- 19 over 155 places · 112%
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Southfield Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼80 | 106 | ||
| Maths | ▼81 | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | ▼85 | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2021/22 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 48.8 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 49.8% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 68.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 38.7% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.27 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Summerdown School 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 | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 23
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (100%) with SEND