All-through
Summerdown School
3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 174 of 155 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Trust
- THE SOUTHFIELD 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)GCSE results
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 81 |
| Average reading score | 80 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
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 time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 80.0 |
| 24/25 | 80.0 |
3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
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
- Karen Sitwell-Cook
- Address
- 3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
- Telephone
- 01323921630