The Cavendish School is a all-through school located in Eastbourne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
Website: http://www.cavendishschool.net/
Telephone: 01323731340
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Marchant
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138475

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1020
Number of Pupils: 1314
Number of Boys: 673
Number of Girls: 641

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.39 Confidence interval 0.17 to 0.61
Of the 144 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 132 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:52%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.35
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Motcombe Infants' School
Macmillan Drive , BN21 1SN
3out of 4 279 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ocklynge Junior School
Victoria Drive , BN20 8XN
1out of 4 766 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pashley Down Infant School
Beechy Avenue , BN20 8NX
3out of 4 865 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
3 Tutts Barn Lane , BN22 8XT
3out of 4 1,449 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stafford Junior School
Ringwood Road , BN22 8UA
- not rated 2,075 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ratton School
Park Avenue , BN21 2XR
3out of 4 1,292 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Eastbourne Academy
Brodrick Road , BN22 9RQ
3out of 4 2,667 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Sussex College Group
Cross Levels Way , BN21 2UF
- not rated 1,360 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cavendish School
Eldon Road , BN21 1UE
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Gildredge House
Compton Place Road , BN20 8AB
3out of 4 1,474 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The South Downs School
Beechy Avenue , BN20 8NU
4out of 4 732 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Anderida Learning Centre
Neville Mews , BN22 8HR
- not rated 2,457 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Lindfield School
Lindfield Road , Hampden Park BN22 0BQ
4out of 4 2,612 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eastbourne College
Headmaster's House , Old Wish Road BN21 4JX
- not rated 2,617 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
College Central
124 Brodrick Road , BN22 9RB
3out of 4 2,933 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.