The South Downs School
Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
164 pupils · 102% of 160 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 42%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 November 2024, published 9 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Summerdown School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Eastbourne College 2.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Anderida Learning Centre 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Andrew's Prep 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Lindfield School 2.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Bede's Prep School 3 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.