Further education · 16 plus
Eastbourne · BN21 2UF · East Sussex
Ages 16–99
0.3 miles away
OpenOfsted: Not judgedURN 149138
Summerdown School
Free schools special · Eastbourne · BN22 9PZ
Ages 3–16 · 174 pupils · East Sussex
Ofsted
Not judged
Overall absence
13.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-01-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 85.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence13.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)33.9%
Unauthorised0.4%
- Authorised absence
- 13.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 9.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 109
Absence trend
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill112%
174 pupils · 155 places
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- Boys / girls
- 121 / 53
- School capacity
- 155
- Capacity fill
- 174 / 155 (112%)
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- FSM pupils
- 60
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools special
Age range
Ages 3–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Sitwell-Cook
Location
- Address
- 3 Broadwater Way
- Postcode
- BN22 9PZ
- Town
- Eastbourne
- County
- East Sussex
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- District
- Eastbourne
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools special, Ages 3–16, in Eastbourne, East Sussex, 174 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.5%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Parkland Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Eastbourne · BN22 9QJ · East Sussex
Ages 7–11
- KS249%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM38.3%
0.5 miles away
Parkland Infant School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Eastbourne · BN22 9QJ · East Sussex
Ages 5–7
- Absence7.8%
- FSM27.0%
0.5 miles away
Heron Park Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Eastbourne · BN22 9EE · East Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS231%
- Absence7.7%
- FSM38.0%
0.6 miles away
Ratton School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Eastbourne · BN21 2XR · East Sussex
Ages 11–16
- Att841.4
- P8-0.1
- EM5+36%
- Absence8.6%
0.7 miles away
The Eastbourne Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Eastbourne · BN22 9RQ · East Sussex
Ages 11–16
- Att829.1
- P8-0.9
- EM5+17%
- Absence13.9%
0.7 miles away
The Lindfield School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy special converter
Eastbourne · BN22 0BQ · East Sussex
Ages 11–16
- Att86.0
- P8-1.2
- EM5+0%
- Absence12.5%
0.7 miles away
Stafford Junior School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Eastbourne · BN22 8UA · East Sussex
Ages 7–11
- KS264%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM28.7%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Sitwell-Cook
- Telephone
- 01323921630