St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow East Sussex council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See East Sussex's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 8 families put this school as their first choice, and 9 places were offered. 8 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 12 March 2024. Overall: Requires improvement

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

Early years

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

162 (capacity 218)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Chichester

Academy trust

DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01323730255

Address

Rowsley Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7XS

Website

sjm.academy

Official school record, including Ofsted reports