St John's Meads Church of England Primary School
Rowsley Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7XS
162 pupils · 74% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 12 March 2024, published 12 May 2024. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 9 | 8 | 20 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 12 | 27 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 12 | 32 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 20 | 33 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 26 | 40 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 25 | 45 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 25 | 23 | 37 | 25 |
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
- Motcombe Infants' School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Pashley Down Infant School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bourne Primary School 3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ocklynge Junior School 3.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Stafford Junior School 3.8 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.