The Eastbourne Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · East Sussex
Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
42
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 28/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
29.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
776
Capacity used
Has space86%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
100 of 100 families who put it first got an offer
167
Places offered
184
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 100 | 100 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 44 | 16 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 5 | ● 13% |
| Total | 184 | 121 | 66% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carly Rollings
- Address
- Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
- Phone
- 01323514900
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Hampden Park · Eastbourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136106
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 27% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
776 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
28 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 847 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.88 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 160 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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.