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The Cavendish School
Eldon Road, Eastbourne BN21 1UE
Year groups
Nursery–Year 11
All-through
Pupils
1,399
On roll
Ages
2–16
Capacity 1,320
Local authority
East Sussex
Cavendish Education Trust
Schola Grade 7
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 The Cavendish School
The Cavendish School is an academy in Eastbourne, East Sussex, for pupils aged 2–16 (Nursery–Year 11). It is part of Cavendish Education Trust.
It has 1,399 pupils on roll and room for 1,320. Its Schola Grade is 7 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
- All-through
- Year groups
- Nursery–Year 11
- Ages
- 2–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399
- Capacity
- 1,320 pupils
- Free school meals
- 17.90% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Cavendish Education Trust
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 138475
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