Overall Oxbridge
#1,654
3 ranked schools · -740 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
37
Offers
3
Offer rate8.1%
-14.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Laid out to a Victorian street plan drawn by architect Henry Currey at the commission of landowner William Cavendish in the 1850s, Eastbourne grew from farmland into one of East Sussex's most distinctive seaside resorts, set immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. The Victorian pier and seafront theatre remain defining features of the town. Old Town and Meads are the most sought-after pockets for school catchments, with Meads in particular drawing families competing for primary places along the residential streets behind the promenade. Southern services connect Eastbourne to Brighton along the East Coastway line in around forty minutes. Langney and Willingdon form the residential eastern edge. Around 101,000 people now live across the borough, up from 89,800 at the 2001 census.
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Area Performance
Across 27 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.51/10, +0.10 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Eastbourne schools
Eastbourne vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Eastbourne schools
top 61% of 14,978
top 61% of 14,978
top 66% of 3,862
top 66% of 3,862
top 45% of 2,555
top 45% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · -740 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
37
Offers
3
Oxford
3 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
25
Offers
0
Cambridge
3 ranked schools · -332 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
12
Offers
3
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