The Eastbourne Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 776 pupils
Ratton School
Park Avenue, Eastbourne BN21 2XR
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,183
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,215
Local authority
East Sussex
South Downs Learning Trust
Schola Grade 4
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Ratton School
Ratton School is a secondary academy in Eastbourne, East Sussex, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of South Downs Learning Trust.
It has 1,183 pupils on roll and room for 1,215. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 1,183
- Capacity
- 1,215 pupils
- Free school meals
- 29.60% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- South Downs Learning Trust
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 138474
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