The Cavendish School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Ratton School
Park Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Local ranking13th of 24 secondary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1215
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 239
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1197
- Boys
- 574 (49%)
- Girls
- 609 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1215 (97% full)
- SEND
- 19.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.6%
- EAL
- 13.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.3%
- SEN Support
- 18.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,049/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 75.9%
- White Other: 9.6%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Black African: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
75.9%
White British
9.6%
White Other
2.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138474
- UKPRN
- 10038108
- Establishment No.
- 4063
- Trust
- SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST
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