Schools in East Sussex
There are 185 state-funded and grammar schools in East Sussex. 11 are rated Outstanding and 91 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in East Sussex
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in East Sussex, by town
Battle
- Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN33 0HQ
No rating on record - Catsfield Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN33 9DP
Ofsted: Not judged - Claverham Community College
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN33 0HT
Ofsted: Good - Crowhurst CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN33 9AJ
Ofsted: Good - Netherfield CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN33 9QF
No rating on record - Ninfield Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN33 9JW
Ofsted: Inadequate
BATTLE
- Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN33 0RQ
Ofsted: Good
Bexhill-on-Sea
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill
Nursery - Year 6 · TN39 5HA
No rating on record - Bexhill High Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN39 4BY
Ofsted: Not judged - Chantry Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN40 2AT
Ofsted: Good - East Sussex Skills Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN39 4HS
Ofsted: Not judged - Glenleigh Park Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · TN39 4ED
Ofsted: Good - Glyne Gap School
TN40 2PU
No rating on record - King Offa Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · TN39 4HS
Ofsted: Good - Little Common School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN39 4SQ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Pebsham Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · TN40 2PU
Ofsted: Not judged - St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN40 2ND
Ofsted: Not judged - St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN40 1QE
Ofsted: Not judged - St Richard's Catholic College
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN40 1SE
Ofsted: Good
Crowborough
- Acre Wood Academy
TN6 1BN
Ofsted: Not judged - Ashdown Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN6 2HW
Ofsted: Good - Beacon Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN6 2AS
Ofsted: Outstanding - Jarvis Brook Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN6 3RG
No rating on record - Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN6 3PJ
Ofsted: Good - Rotherfield Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN6 3NA
Ofsted: Good - Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN6 2SD
Ofsted: Good - St John's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN6 1SD
Ofsted: Not judged - St Marys Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN6 2LB
Ofsted: Good
Ditchling
- Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN6 8TU
No rating on record
Eastbourne
- Bourne Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN22 8BD
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Gildredge House
Reception - Year 11 · BN20 8AB
Ofsted: Not judged - Hazel Court School
BN23 8EJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Heron Park Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BN22 9EE
Ofsted: Good - Langney Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BN23 7EA
Ofsted: Good - Motcombe Infants' School
Year 1 - Year 2 · BN21 1SN
Ofsted: Good - Oakwood Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BN22 0SS
Ofsted: Good - Ocklynge Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · BN20 8XN
Ofsted: Not judged - Parkland Infant School
Year 1 - Year 2 · BN22 9QJ
No rating on record - Parkland Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · BN22 9QJ
Ofsted: Good - Pashley Down Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · BN20 8NX
Ofsted: Good - Ratton School
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN21 2XR
Ofsted: Good - Roselands Infants' School
Reception - Year 2 · BN22 8PD
Ofsted: Good - Shinewater Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN23 8ED
Ofsted: Good - St Andrew's Church of England Infants School
Reception - Year 2 · BN22 7PP
No rating on record - St Catherine's College
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN23 7BL
Ofsted: Good - St John's Meads Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN20 7XS
Ofsted: Requires improvement - St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN22 8XT
Ofsted: Good - Stafford Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · BN22 8UA
Ofsted: Good - Summerdown School
Nursery - Year 11 · BN22 9PZ
Ofsted: Not judged - The Cavendish School
Nursery - Year 11 · BN21 1UE
Ofsted: Not judged - The Eastbourne Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN22 9RQ
Ofsted: Not judged - The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN23 5SW
No rating on record - The Lindfield School
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN22 0BQ
No rating on record - The South Downs School
Reception - Year 6 · BN20 8NU
No rating on record - The Turing School
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN23 8EJ
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Tollgate Community Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · BN23 6NL
Ofsted: Good - West Rise Primary School and Nursery
Reception - Year 6 · BN23 7SL
No rating on record - Willingdon Community School
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN20 9QX
Ofsted: Good - Willingdon Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN20 9RJ
Ofsted: Good
Etchingham
- Burwash CofE School
Reception - Year 6 · TN19 7DZ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Etchingham Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN19 7BY
Ofsted: Good - Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · TN19 7PN
No rating on record
Forest Row
- Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · RH18 5EB
Ofsted: Good
Hailsham
- East Sussex Academy
Reception - Year 11 · BN27 3NW
Ofsted: Inadequate - Grovelands Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN27 3UW
Ofsted: Good - Hailsham Academy
Nursery - Year 13 · BN27 1DT
Ofsted: Inadequate - Hawkes Farm Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BN27 1ND
Ofsted: Not judged - Hellingly Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN27 4DS
Ofsted: Good - Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN27 4LG
Ofsted: Good - Park Mead Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN27 3QP
No rating on record - The Ropemakers' Academy
Reception - Year 11 · BN27 1FB
Ofsted: Good - Thornton Grove Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BN27 2PH
No rating on record - White House Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BN27 2FB
Ofsted: Good
Hartfield
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN7 4AA
No rating on record - St Michael's Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN7 4BP
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Hastings
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · TN35 5JU
Ofsted: Good - Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · TN34 2HU
Ofsted: Outstanding - Ark Castledown Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · TN34 3QT
Ofsted: Good - Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · TN37 6JJ
No rating on record - Dudley Infant Academy
Year 1 - Year 2 · TN35 5NJ
Ofsted: Good - Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN35 4LS
Ofsted: Good - Mulberry Academy Hastings
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN35 5DN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Mulberry Baird Primary
Nursery - Year 6 · TN34 3TH
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Ore Village Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · TN35 5DB
Ofsted: Good - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN35 5NA
Ofsted: Good - Sandown Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · TN34 2AA
No rating on record - The Flagship School
Year 3 - Year 11 · TN34 2AE
Ofsted: Inadequate - Torfield School
Reception - Year 6 · TN34 3JT
Ofsted: Outstanding - Westfield School
Reception - Year 6 · TN35 4QE
Ofsted: Good
HASTINGS
- Ark Alexandra Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN34 2PG
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Haywards Heath
- Danehill Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · RH17 7JB
Ofsted: Good
Heathfield
- All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN21 9AE
No rating on record - Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN21 0XG
Ofsted: Good - Dallington Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN21 9NH
Ofsted: Good - Heathfield Community College
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN21 8RJ
Ofsted: Good - Maynards Green Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN21 0DD
Ofsted: Good - Parkside Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN21 8QQ
No rating on record - Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN21 9DE
Ofsted: Not judged - St Mary's School
Year 5 - Year 11 · Boys only · TN21 0BT
Ofsted: Good
Lewes
- Barcombe Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN8 5DN
Ofsted: Not judged - Chailey School
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN8 4PU
No rating on record - Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN8 4DB
Ofsted: Not judged - Chiddingly Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BN8 6HN
No rating on record - East Hoathly CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN8 6EQ
Ofsted: Good - Firle Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN8 6LF
Ofsted: Not judged - Hamsey Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN8 4SJ
Ofsted: Good - Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN7 3NR
No rating on record - King's Academy Ringmer
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN8 5RB
No rating on record - Laughton Community Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BN8 6AH
Ofsted: Good - Newick Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN8 4NB
Ofsted: Not judged - Plumpton Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN7 3EB
Ofsted: Good - Priory School
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN7 2XN
Ofsted: Good - Ringmer Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN8 5LL
Ofsted: Good - South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN7 2HS
Ofsted: Not judged - Southover CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN7 1JP
Ofsted: Good - Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN7 1PU
Ofsted: Good - Western Road Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN7 1JB
Ofsted: Not judged
Mayfield
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN20 6HY
Ofsted: Not judged - Mayfield Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN20 6TA
Ofsted: Not judged
Newhaven
- Breakwater Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BN9 9UT
No rating on record - Denton Community Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · BN9 0QJ
No rating on record - Harbour Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN9 9LX
No rating on record - High Cliff Academy
Reception - Year 6 · BN9 9FD
Ofsted: Outstanding - Seahaven Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN9 9TD
Ofsted: Good
Peacehaven
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · BN10 8BZ
Ofsted: Good - Peacehaven Community School
Year 7 - Year 11 · BN10 8RB
Ofsted: Good - Peacehaven Heights Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BN10 7QY
Ofsted: Not judged - Telscombe Cliffs Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · BN10 7DE
Ofsted: Not judged
Pevensey
- Hankham Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN24 5AY
Ofsted: Good - Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN24 5LP
Ofsted: Not judged - Stone Cross School
Reception - Year 6 · BN24 5EF
Ofsted: Good
Playden Rye
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN31 7PJ
Ofsted: Not judged
Polegate
- Alfriston School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BN26 5XB
Ofsted: Not judged - Polegate Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN26 6PT
Ofsted: Outstanding
Robertsbridge
- Bodiam Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN32 5UH
Ofsted: Not judged - Robertsbridge Community College
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN32 5EA
Ofsted: Inadequate - Salehurst Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN32 5BU
Ofsted: Good - Staplecross Methodist Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN32 5QD
Ofsted: Not judged
Rye
- Beckley Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN31 6RN
Ofsted: Good - Brede Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN31 6DG
No rating on record - Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · TN31 6NB
No rating on record - Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN31 6UW
Ofsted: Good - Rye College
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN31 7NQ
Ofsted: Good - Rye Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN31 7ND
Ofsted: Good
Seaford
- Annecy Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN25 4LF
Ofsted: Good - Chyngton School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN25 3ST
Ofsted: Good - Cradle Hill Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · BN25 3BA
Ofsted: Good - Cuckmere House School
Year 2 - Year 11 · BN25 4BA
Ofsted: Not judged - Seaford Head School
Year 7 - Year 13 · BN25 4LX
Ofsted: Outstanding - Seaford Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · BN25 2JF
Ofsted: Good
St Leonards-on-Sea
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · TN37 7LR
Ofsted: Outstanding - Churchwood Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN38 9PB
Ofsted: Good - Mulberry Academy St Leonards
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN38 8HH
Ofsted: Not judged - Mulberry West St Leonards Primary
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN38 8BX
Ofsted: Good - New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
Year 1 - Year 11 · TN38 9JU
Ofsted: Not judged - Robsack Wood Primary School
TN38 9TE
Ofsted: Good - Saxon Mount School
Year 7 - Year 11 · TN38 8HH
Ofsted: Not judged - St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN38 0NX
Ofsted: Good - St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN37 6EU
Ofsted: Good - St Paul's Church of England Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · TN37 6RT
Ofsted: Good
St Leonards-On-Sea
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN37 7EA
Ofsted: Good
St. Leonards-on-Sea
- Hollington Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN38 9DS
Ofsted: Inadequate
Tunbridge Wells
- Frant Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN3 9DX
Ofsted: Good - Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN3 9SF
Ofsted: Good
Uckfield
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN22 5LL
Ofsted: Good - Bonners CofE School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN22 2EG
Ofsted: Good - Buxted CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN22 4BB
Ofsted: Good - Fletching Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN22 3SP
Ofsted: Good - Framfield Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN22 5NR
Ofsted: Not judged - Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN22 5PW
No rating on record - High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN22 4AD
Ofsted: Good - Little Horsted Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN22 5TS
Ofsted: Good - Manor Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN22 1UB
Ofsted: Good - Nutley Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN22 3NW
No rating on record - Rocks Park Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN22 2AY
Ofsted: Good - St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN22 4HY
Ofsted: Not judged - St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN22 5DJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Uckfield College
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN22 3DJ
Ofsted: Outstanding
Wadhurst
- Stonegate Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TN5 7EN
Ofsted: Good - Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TN5 7DH
No rating on record - Uplands Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · TN5 6AZ
No rating on record - Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · TN5 6SR
Ofsted: Good
Winchelsea
- Icklesham Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · TN36 4BX
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TN36 4ED
Ofsted: Good
Wivelsfield Green
- Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery
Reception - Year 6 · RH17 7QN
Ofsted: Good