Special free school · East Sussex
Summerdown School
- Special
- Ages 3–16
Term dates
Special free schools 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.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 28 January 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
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
- Special free school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 3–16
- Pupils
- 174 (capacity 155)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
- Phone
- 01323921630
- Address
- 3 Broadwater Way, Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
- Website
- thesouthfieldtrust.com
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.