The South Downs School is a school located in Eastbourne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.4%, which is 3.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne

School Information

Address: Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Website: www.thesouthfieldtrust.com
Telephone: 01323730302
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Remo Palladino
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142745

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 133
Number of Pupils: 158
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 0 to 6.5
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -2.5 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:82
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:84
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pashley Down Infant School
Beechy Avenue , BN20 8NX
3out of 4 147 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Motcombe Infants' School
Macmillan Drive , BN21 1SN
3out of 4 645 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ocklynge Junior School
Victoria Drive , BN20 8XN
1out of 4 1,086 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
3 Tutts Barn Lane , BN22 8XT
3out of 4 2,067 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stafford Junior School
Ringwood Road , BN22 8UA
- not rated 2,759 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 1,755 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Eastbourne Academy
Brodrick Road , BN22 9RQ
3out of 4 3,227 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 2,068 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 4 732 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Gildredge House
Compton Place Road , BN20 8AB
3out of 4 1,584 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 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eastbourne College
Headmaster's House , Old Wish Road BN21 4JX
- not rated 2,753 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Anderida Learning Centre
Neville Mews , BN22 8HR
- not rated 3,016 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Prep
Meads , BN20 7RP
- not rated 3,025 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Lindfield School
Lindfield Road , Hampden Park BN22 0BQ
4out of 4 3,157 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.