Community school · East Sussex

Bourne Primary School

3–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114473URN

Melbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.7 below East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

54 applications for 37 places · 95th of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 below East Sussex median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 37 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 1.1; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 1.4; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 1.4; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 1.4; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 1.1; East Sussex median median 2.0
2016 1.1; East Sussex median median 1.8
2015 1.0; East Sussex median median 1.7
2014 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.8

More applications per place than the East Sussex median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
East Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	54	1.5	33	0.89
Sep 2025	47	71	1.5	39	0.83
Sep 2024	49	55	1.1	38	0.78
Sep 2023	50	75	1.5	46	0.92
Sep 2022	46	63	1.4	38	0.83
Sep 2021	52	64	1.2	48	0.92
Sep 2020	39	53	1.4	36	0.92
Sep 2019	60	84	1.4	53	0.88
Sep 2018	58	68	1.2	46	0.79
Sep 2017	60	68	1.1	54	0.90
Sep 2016	50	55	1.1	44	0.88
Sep 2015	56	54	1.0	34	0.61
Sep 2014	58	67	1.2	44	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 63% · Maths 55% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%122nd of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard8%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	33%	0%	101	100
2023/24	38%	2%	101	98
2022/23	41%	5%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bourne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Roselands Infants' School
0.8 km · East Sussex

Good2023

1.8applications per place
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · East Sussex

Good2022

1.8applications per place
Stafford Junior School
1.2 km · East Sussex

Good2024

66%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Infants School
1.5 km · East Sussex

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place
Tollgate Community Junior School
2.2 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

57%met the SATs standard
Motcombe Infants' School
2.3 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School
2.8 km · East Sussex

2026

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ocklynge Junior School
3.0 km · East Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114473 · 845/2151
Capacity: 450 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Melbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8BD
Local authority: East Sussex · Eastbourne

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources