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School · SpecialiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The South Downs School

Academy special converter school in Eastbourne (East Sussex).

Pupils
164
on roll
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Nov 2024
Attendance rate
90.1%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
10.6
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
42.1%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.6%
2025/26
Capacity
102%
164 / 160 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
9.4%
2024/25

The neighbourhood

iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 for the area around the school (LSOA). Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Overall deprivation9
Income7
Employment7
Education and skills9
Health7
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services9
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived
Children in income-deprived families
65