Summerdown School
Free schools special · Mixed · East Sussex
3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 28/01/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
87.6%
32.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
174
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
155 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Karen Sitwell-Cook
- Address
- 3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
- Phone
- 01323921630
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Hampden Park · Eastbourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149138
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
174 pupils · 155 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 effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 146 pupils
Attendance
87.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
12.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
7.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
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.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
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.