The Cavendish School
Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
1,399 pupils · 106% of 1,320 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 28 January 2025, published 2 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 43.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.62 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Oversubscribed — 1.54 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 97 | 218 | 60 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 118 | 182 | 630 | 118 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 57 | 189 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 118 | 190 | 620 | 118 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 83 | 187 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 193 | 580 | 117 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 79 | 181 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 116 | 217 | 555 | 116 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Gildredge House 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hailsham Academy 9.6 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- The Gatwick School 49.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bohunt Horsham 52.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy 56.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School 61.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.