The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

The Cavendish School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Eldon Road
 Eastbourne
 East Sussex BN21 1UE
Telephone: 01323 731340

School Type

Phase: Primary and Secondary (ages 2-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from The Cavendish School
Trust: Cavendish Education Trust
Sponsor: The Cavendish School (Eastbourne)

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Peter Marchant
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 71.86 / 22.4
Non-teaching Staff*: 57.4
Number of pupils: 1399
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.5
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.90% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 23.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: East Sussex
Constituency: Eastbourne
Electoral Ward: Old Town
School Number: 8454064

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th January 2025 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Not judged

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Motcombe Infants' School (0.4km) show on map
  2. The South Downs School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Ocklynge Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Pashley Down Infant School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Ratton School (1.2km) show on map
  6. East Sussex College Group (1.2km) show on map
  7. St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Gildredge House (1.3km) show on map
  9. Summerdown School (1.6km) show on map
  10. Stafford Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  11. Parkland Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  12. Parkland Junior School (2.1km) show on map
  13. Anderida Learning Centre (2.3km) show on map
  14. The Lindfield School (2.4km) show on map
  15. Bourne Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  16. Eastbourne College (2.4km) show on map
  17. Roselands Infants' School (2.4km) show on map
  18. The Eastbourne Academy (2.5km) show on map
  19. Heron Park Primary Academy (2.6km) show on map
  20. Oakwood Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  21. St Andrew's Prep (3.0km) show on map
  22. St John's Meads Church of England Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  23. St Andrew's Church of England Infants School (3.1km) show on map
  24. Bede's Prep School (3.2km) show on map
  25. Willingdon Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  26. Tollgate Community Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  27. Willingdon Community School (3.7km) show on map
  28. West Rise Primary School and Nursery (3.8km) show on map
  29. Shinewater Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  30. Hazel Court School (4.1km) show on map
  31. The Turing School (4.1km) show on map
  32. Langney Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  33. The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary... (4.3km) show on map
  34. Stone Cross School (4.4km) show on map
  35. St Catherine's College (4.6km) show on map
  36. Polegate Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  37. Hankham Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  38. Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  39. Alfriston School (8.2km) show on map
  40. East Sussex Academy (8.3km) show on map
  41. Thornton Grove Academy (9.3km) show on map
  42. Cuckmere House School (9.3km) show on map
  43. White House Academy (9.3km) show on map
  44. Chyngton School (9.4km) show on map
  45. Hailsham Academy (9.6km) show on map
  46. The Ropemakers' Academy (9.7km) show on map
  47. Grovelands Community Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  48. Seaford Head School (10.1km) show on map
  49. Park Mead Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  50. Annecy Catholic Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  51. Bede's Senior School (10.4km) show on map
  52. Cradle Hill Community Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  53. Hawkes Farm Academy (10.7km) show on map
  54. Bowden House School (10.9km) show on map
  55. Seaford Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  56. Hellingly Community Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  57. Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  58. Chiddingly Primary School (14.0km) show on map
  59. Little Common School (14.2km) show on map
  60. Denton Community Primary School and Nursery (14.4km) show on map
  61. Firle Church of England Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  62. Harbour Primary and Nursery School (15.2km) show on map
  63. High Cliff Academy (15.4km) show on map
  64. Laughton Community Primary School (15.5km) show on map
  65. Seahaven Academy (15.7km) show on map
  66. Breakwater Academy (15.8km) show on map
  67. Headstart (15.9km) show on map
  68. Glenleigh Park Primary Academy (16.0km) show on map
  69. Bexhill High Academy (16.0km) show on map
  70. King Offa Primary Academy (16.2km) show on map
  71. East Sussex Skills Academy (16.2km) show on map
  72. Ninfield Church of England Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  73. St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School (16.6km) show on map
  74. Chantry Community Primary School (16.7km) show on map
  75. Bexhill Independent Special School (16.9km) show on map
  76. All Saints Church of England Primary School, ... (16.9km) show on map
  77. St Richard's Catholic College (17.2km) show on map
  78. East Hoathly CofE Primary School (17.5km) show on map
  79. St Mary's School and 6th Form College (17.6km) show on map
  80. Bexhill College (17.8km) show on map
  81. St Mary's School (17.9km) show on map
  82. St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School (18.0km) show on map
  83. Peacehaven Community School (18.2km) show on map
  84. Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery (18.2km) show on map
  85. Maynards Green Community Primary School (18.4km) show on map
  86. Glyne Gap School (18.5km) show on map
  87. Pebsham Primary Academy (18.5km) show on map
  88. Ringmer Primary and Nursery School (18.6km) show on map
  89. Catsfield Church of England Primary School (18.6km) show on map
  90. King's Academy Ringmer (18.6km) show on map
  91. Peacehaven Heights Academy (18.7km) show on map
  92. Northease Manor School (19.2km) show on map
  93. Telscombe Cliffs Academy (19.3km) show on map
  94. Annan School (19.5km) show on map
  95. Priory School (19.8km) show on map
  96. Dallington Church of England Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  97. Parkside Community Primary School (20.1km) show on map
  98. Crowhurst CofE Primary School (20.2km) show on map
  99. All Saints' and St Richard's Church of Englan... (20.2km) show on map
  100. Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery (20.3km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. St Johns CofE Academy, Wantage
  2. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
  3. Cranbrook Education Campus, Exeter
  4. Chetwynde School, Barrow-in-Furness
  5. The Steiner Academy Hereford
  6. Glebe Farm School, Milton Keynes
  7. Litcham School, King's Lynn
  8. Gildredge House, Eastbourne
  9. Cobham Free School
  10. Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School, Barnsley
  11. St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community), Oswestry
  12. Holy Trinity School, Kidderminster
  13. The Duston School, Northampton
  14. Castle Newnham School, Bedford
  15. The Bay Church of England School, Sandown
  16. Polam Hall School, Darlington
  17. Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton
  18. Avanti Park School, Frome
  19. Cromwell Community College, Chatteris
  20. Aylesford School Warwick
  21. Dartmouth Academy
  22. Bede Academy, Blyth
  23. Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School
  24. Maharishi Free School, Ormskirk
  25. Roundhay School, Leeds
  26. Saint George's Church of England School, Gravesend
  27. The Westgate School, Winchester
  28. Simon Balle All-Through School, Hertford
  29. Kents Hill Park All-Through School, Milton Keynes
  30. Kings Priory School, North Shields
  31. Samuel Ryder Academy, St Albans
  32. The Beaulieu Park School, Chelmsford
  33. Chichester Free School
  34. Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham, London
  35. Heyford Park School, Bicester
  36. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo, Rochester
  37. Liverpool College
  38. Ribblesdale School, Clitheroe
  39. Kettering Buccleuch Academy
  40. Mayfield School, Portsmouth
  41. Hampton College, Peterborough
  42. St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School, Bournemouth
  43. The Aylesbury Vale Academy
  44. King's Academy Binfield, Bracknell
  45. Oakgrove School, Milton Keynes
  46. Thomas Hall School, Exeter
  47. King's Oak Academy, Bristol
  48. The Piggott School, Reading
  49. Christ's College, Sunderland
  50. St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton, Pershore
  51. Helena Romanes School, Great Dunmow
  52. Carr Manor Community School, Leeds
  53. Houlton School, Rugby
  54. The Five Islands Academy, St Mary's
  55. Armfield Academy, Blackpool
  56. Bohunt Horsham
  57. Alkrington Primary School, Manchester
  58. St George's Church of England Foundation School, Broadstairs
  59. Millbrook Primary School, Wantage
  60. Darley Primary School, Harrogate
  61. Tenbury CofE Primary School, Tenbury Wells
  62. Abbots Hall Primary School, Stanford-le-Hope
  63. Bruche Academy, Warrington
  64. Mount Pleasant Primary, Shrewsbury
  65. St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe
  66. St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School, Exeter
  67. St Clement's CofE Primary, Worcester
  68. Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham
  69. Grange Valley Primary School, St Helens
  70. Edith Weston Academy, Oakham
  71. Abbey Primary School, Mansfield
  72. Long Row Primary School, Belper
  73. Shiphay Learning Academy, Torquay
  74. Rosendale Primary School, London
  75. Shoreside Primary School, Southport
  76. Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School, Ruislip
  77. St James' Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale
  78. Hamsey Green Primary, Warlingham
  79. Hady Primary School, Chesterfield
  80. St John's CofE Aided Primary School, Caterham
  81. Wootton Primary School, Bedford
  82. Catforth Primary School, Preston
  83. Arnold View Primary School, Nottingham
  84. Westclyst Community Primary School, Exeter
  85. St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Burnham-on-Sea
  86. Warberry CofE Academy, Torquay
  87. St Catherine's CofE Primary School, Bolton
  88. Ballifield Primary School, Sheffield
  89. Elton Primary School, Chester
  90. Somers Park Primary School, Malvern
  91. Saxon Primary School, Shepperton
  92. Calveley Primary Academy, Tarporley
  93. Reffley Academy, King's Lynn
  94. Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School, Hemel Hempstead
  95. St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bodmin
  96. Glebe Primary School, Rayleigh
  97. The Tynings Primary School, Staple Hill
  98. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Manchester
  99. Biggleswade Academy
  100. Graham James Primary Academy, Stanford-le-Hope
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |