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Latest Ofsted report
12 Nov 2024
School inspection
Other Ofsted reports
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Admissions
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This school is in Eastbourne. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
178
cap. 160
178161144
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.4
13.410.06.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
9%
10%8%6%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
37%
38%36%34%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
10%
- England
- 5%
14%10%7%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
32%
- England
- 13%
42%31%19%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressBeechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Websitewww.thesouthfieldtrust.com
Telephone01323730302
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near BN20 8NU. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 19%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 18%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
62%
Establishment history
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 1 Apr 2016 (was URN 114692)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 178 | 13.4 | 100% | 9% | 37% | 10% | 32% |
| 2023/24 | 168 | 12.5 | 100% | 10% | 36% | 11% | 42% |
| 2022/23 | 144 | 10.4 | 100% | 8% | 38% | 12% | 40% |
| 2021/22 | 162 | 9.1 | 100% | 7% | 38% | 14% | 39% |
| 2020/21 | 158 | 9.1 | 100% | 6% | 34% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 141 | 9.9 | 100% | 8% | 23% | 7% | 19% |
| 2017/18 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | 7% | 19% |
| 2016/17 | 136 | 6.6 | 100% | 10% | 22% | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.