The Cavendish School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
The Cavendish School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 2–16, located in East Sussex, South East.
It currently serves 1,399 pupils. The Cavendish School is part of CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Early yearsprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 47.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 52.9%
- EBacc average point score
- 4.17
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 2 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,399
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
- MAT name
- CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2025 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Not judged |
| 26 Apr 2018 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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