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The South Downs School

The South Downs School
Beechy Avenue
Eastbourne
East Sussex
England
BN208NU

📞 phone: 01323 730302

👩‍🏫 executive headteacher: Miss Penny Kershaw

🌍 web: www.thesouthfieldtrust.com

168 pupils mixed gender
133 pupils capacity: 126% full

120 boys 71%

48 girls 28%

Last updated:

Academy special converter

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
142745
Establishment type
Academy special converter
Establishment #
7030
Open date
1. April 2016
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 558902, Northing: 99940
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 50.777, Longitude: 0.25245
Accepting pupils
4—11 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
26. March 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
South East › Eastbourne › Old Town
SEN priorities
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Sen2
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Sen3
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Free school meals %
35.70
Trust
THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10056150

School governors

  • Mrs Margaret Neal, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2028)
  • Mr Mike Hughesman, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. March 2028)
  • Rachael Smart, Local Governor
    (6. October 2022—5. October 2025)
  • Jacqueline Bale, Local Governor
    (6. October 2022—5. October 2025)
  • Penelope Kershaw, Local Governor
    (1. January 2018—5. October 2025)
  • Diane Aldridge, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. March 2028)
  • Peter Isbell, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. March 2028)
  • Remo Palladino, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. March 2024)
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