Motcombe Infants' School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Motcombe Infants' School is a primary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 February 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Macmillan Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 1SN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high ambition for all pupils.”
- “The purposeful and well-considered learning environment promotes pupils’ learning successfully.”
- “Pupils rise to the challenges set by their teachers and show interest in what they study.”
To improve
- “In the 2022 national assessments, disadvantaged pupils did not achieve as well as previous cohorts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2026, as East Sussex published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Pashley Down Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ocklynge Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stafford Junior School 1.2 mi Good
- Bourne Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Parkland Infant School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkland Junior School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Roselands Infants' School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published