The Eastbourne Academy

State-Funded School

the-eastbourne-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN22 9RQPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Eastbourne Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 776 pupils. The Eastbourne Academy is part of Swale Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25%
EBacc average point score: 3.14

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

776

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 776
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Swale Academies Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2025	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Not judged
26 Aug 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
13 Dec 2012	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.