Bourne Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Bourne Primary School is a primary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Melbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8BD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are kind and welcoming at Bourne Primary School.”
- “They demonstrate the school values of nurture, innovate, collaborate and empathise through their warm and respectful relationships.”
- “Pupils model the school’s expectations to new classmates and show a deep interest in the range of cultures and languages spoken in the school.”
To improve
- “However, due to historic weaknesses in the curriculum and behaviour, not all pupils achieve as well as they should.”
- “Many struggle to understand age-appropriate concepts because they have not mastered the basics in the preceding years.”
- “Pupils last year did not perform as well as they could in national tests.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 33% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 33 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 exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- Roselands Infants' School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stafford Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- St Andrew's Church of England Infants School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tollgate Community Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Motcombe Infants' School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ocklynge Junior School 1.8 mi Not judged