Summerdown School
3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
174 pupils · 112% of 155 capacity
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
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 3 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 | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- The Lindfield School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Anderida Learning Centre 2.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- The South Downs School 2.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Hazel Court School 2.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Eastbourne College 3.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Andrew's Prep 4.3 km · No Ofsted rating
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.