All-through
The Cavendish School
Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1399 of 1320 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
53%
47.3
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 109 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 82% |
| Working at a higher standard | 10% |
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 |
| Entered the EBacc | 44% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 77% |
| 23/24 | 71% |
| 24/25 | 82% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53% |
| 22/23 | 50% |
| 23/24 | 56% |
| 24/25 | 53% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.52 |
| 22/23 | +0.38 |
| 23/24 | +0.47 |
Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
East Sussex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Peter Marchant
- Address
- Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
- Telephone
- 01323731340