Willingdon Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Willingdon Primary School is a primary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Willingdon Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 0.95 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.36 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.09 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 3.00 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 1.09 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 0.59 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 1.18 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 7 of the 8 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 47 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 expected-standard result was the 3rd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rapsons Road, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9RJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 421 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and of the work they produce.”
- “They know that their own contributions to the school community are valued.”
- “They also know that their school has improved in many ways over the last two years.”
To improve
- “Work to develop pupils’ early reading skills has also been a focus in recent times, though some staff are not as skilled in the way they implement the school’s chosen phonics programme as others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Oakwood Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Polegate Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkland Infant School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkland Junior School 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- Ocklynge Junior School 1.7 mi Not judged
- Heron Park Primary Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stone Cross School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pashley Down Infant School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published