Best Primary Schools in Eastbourne

We checked all 20 primary schools in Eastbourne, East Sussex, and list every one: 12 ranked, then 8 without a rank.

Schools checked
20
Ranked
12
Without a rank
8

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Eastbourne. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Eastbourne also has 9 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in East Sussex. East Sussex also has rankings for Lewes, Hastings, Crowborough, Hailsham and all of East Sussex.

Ranked primary schools in Eastbourne

  1. 1

    Parkland Junior School

    Academy, 243 pupils, inspected February 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    13%

  2. 2

    Willingdon Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 421 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    10%

  3. 3

    Stafford Junior School

    Academy, 355 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    11%

  4. 4

    Tollgate Community Junior School

    Academy, 335 pupils, inspected January 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    11%

  5. 5

    Shinewater Primary School

    Academy, 393 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    5%

  6. 6

    Ocklynge Junior School

    Academy, 720 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    3%

  7. 7

    St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 162 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    3%

  8. 8

    Oakwood Primary Academy

    Academy, 300 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    2%

  9. 9

    The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School

    Academy, 418 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    2%

  10. 10

    Langney Primary Academy

    Academy, 465 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    0%

  11. 11

    Heron Park Primary Academy

    Academy, 303 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    41%
    Higher standard
    2%

  12. 12

    Bourne Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 414 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Eastbourne without a rank