Find a school in East Sussex
Find addresses, contact details, links to website, calendars and alerts, links to Ofsted reports for state-funded schools in East Sussex:
You can search by school name or location. You can also look through a list of either primary, secondary, special schools or schools with a sixth form or see a map of them (please note, the map isn’t interactive).
You can find out which community area (sometimes known as a catchment area) you live in on our address checker.
You can find information on schools here:
Private schools
For more information on private schools, see GOV.UK:
Types of schools
East Sussex has a wide range of schools in addition to government or state-funded (or ‘maintained’) schools. They all offer education to children of all abilities. Some schools set their own admission arrangements. It is important to check this before applying.
East Sussex has no grammar schools.
Academy schools
Academies are all-ability schools set up by sponsors from business, faith, or voluntary groups. They are not maintained by the local authority. They are independent schools funded by the central government. The Academy Trust sets its own admission arrangements and decides how it admits pupils.
Community schools and voluntary controlled schools
The local authority (East Sussex County Council) is responsible for school admissions. It decides how to admit pupils. The headteacher and governors manage community and voluntary controlled schools in partnership with the local authority. Voluntary controlled schools have links to the Church of England.
Free schools
Free schools are non-profit making, independent, state-funded schools for children of all abilities. The governors set their own admission arrangements and decide how they admit pupils and what they teach.
Trust schools
Trust schools are run by their own governing body but have formed a charitable trust with an external partner – for example, a business or educational charity – aiming to raise standards. The governors set their own admission arrangements and decide how pupils are admitted.
Voluntary aided church schools
Voluntary-aided church schools set their own admission arrangements and decide how they admit pupils. The governing body contributes to building and maintenance costs.
In many cases, the governors ask parents to complete a supplementary information form (SIF) as well as the school application form. This enables schools to rank applications against their admissions criteria.
They normally give priority to parents who can demonstrate a commitment to the religious faith of the school.
Special schools and specialist facilities
We are fully committed to inclusion. Most children with special educational needs, and many children with an Education, Health, and Care plan, go to mainstream schools.
Some children with SEN and complex needs go to specialist facilities in mainstream schools or special schools.
This placement would normally be named in the child’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan.
There are also special schools for children in certain circumstances.
School performance tables and Ofsted reports
Local and national test results
The Department for Education publishes the results for primary and secondary schools. You can find and check the performance of schools and colleges in England at:
Ofsted inspection of schools
To look up a school's latest report, see:
From November 2025, Ofsted will launch a new inspection framework. After a school receives an inspection, Ofsted will publish a new report card to show the outcomes.
Find local schools
To find out more about a school in East Sussex, visit:
The Education Hub
The Education Hub is a government site for parents, students, teachers, and the media. It shares simple and clear information about schools and learning.
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