The Eastbourne Academy

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 Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 61 families put this school as their first choice, and 132 places were offered. 61 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

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Wave Leisure At Hampden Park Playscheme, holiday club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 28 January 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour and attitudes

Inadequate

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership and management

Inadequate

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

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

776 (capacity 900)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST

Phone

01323514900

Address

Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ

Website

theeastbourneacademy.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports