Eastbourne College
Other independent school · Mixed · East Sussex
Headmaster's House, Eastbourne, BN21 4JX
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
560
Capacity used
Has space81%
695 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 12–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Tom Lawson
- Address
- Headmaster's House, Old Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JX
- Phone
- 01323452300
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Meads · Eastbourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 114650
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 26% | — | — |
560 pupils · 695 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.69 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.37 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 131 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.86 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 138 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 127 | 33% | 80% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 76 | 14% | 84% | 95% | |
| Biology | 51 | 82% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 51 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 51 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 46 | 39% | 83% | 93% | |
| Geography | 45 | 47% | 87% | 91% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 80% | 93% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 37 | 35% | 70% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 35 | 46% | 74% | 89% | |
| French | 31 | 58% | 90% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 52% | 93% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 48 | 27% | 52% | 73% | |
| Economics | 44 | 23% | 55% | 93% | |
| Business Studies | 40 | 5% | 18% | 48% | |
| History | 31 | 10% | 26% | 65% | |
| Government and Politics | 26 | 8% | 35% | 77% | |
| Physics | 25 | 8% | 44% | 76% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 24 | 4% | 13% | 46% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 30% | 43% | 83% | |
| Biology | 22 | 27% | 59% | 73% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 14% | 64% | 86% | |
| Geography | 21 | 5% | 19% | 62% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 15 | 7% | 33% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13017: Eastbourne College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.