The Eastbourne Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 776 pupils
Willingdon Community School
Broad Road, Lower Willingdon, Eastbourne BN20 9QX
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,117
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,053
Local authority
East Sussex
South East
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 Willingdon Community School
Willingdon Community School is a state secondary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11).
It has 1,117 pupils on roll and room for 1,053. 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
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Community school
- Pupils on roll
- 1,117
- Capacity
- 1,053 pupils
- Free school meals
- 20.10% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 114592
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