The Cavendish School
Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: All-through
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 2 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,399 (681 boys, 718 girls)
- Capacity: 1320
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 17.9%
- Telephone: 01323731340
- Ofsted: Good (20 Mar 2018); inspected again 28 Jan 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 48.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- KS2 expected standard: 82% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 630 applications, 118 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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