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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

162 pupils mixed gender
133 pupils capacity: 122% full

115 boys 71%

47 girls 28%

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Special classes
Has Special Classes
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
142745
Establishment type
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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
20. January 2022
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 %
36.40
Trust
THE SOUTHFIELD TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10056150

School governors

  • Mrs Margaret Neal, Shared Local Governor - Establishment
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2024)
  • Mrs Diane Aldridge, Shared Local Governor - Establishment
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2024)
  • Mr Remo Palladino, Shared Local Governor - Establishment
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2024)
  • Mrs Catheryne Upton, Shared Local Governor - Establishment
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2024)
  • Mr Martin Harrington, Shared Local Governor - Establishment
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2024)
  • Mr Peter Antony Isbell, Shared Local Governor - Establishment
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2024)
  • Mrs Margaret Neal, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (31. March 2020—31. March 2024)
  • Mr Mike Hughesman, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—31. March 2024)
  • 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—24. March 2024)
  • Sally Palladino, Local Governor
    (6. October 2022—5. October 2025)
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