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St Andrew's Church of England Infants School

Eastbourne, BN22 7PPPrimaryAges 4–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2018
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
64 1st-choice / 64 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Andrew's Church of England Infants School

St Andrew's Church of England Infants School sits within East Sussex, a local authority that contains 144 primary schools, ten of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good, placing it in the solid middle tier of provision across the county. Among its Church of England peers in the area, the top performers include St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School, Catsfield Church of England Primary School, and Blackboys Church of England Primary School, each scoring highly on a local ranking measure. St Andrew's is a state-funded, mixed-gender infant school in Eastbourne, catering for children aged four to seven, with a capacity of 270 pupils and a current roll of 250. Its headteacher is Carol Meakins. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 143 applications for 64 places, with all 64 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 23. That level of demand suggests strong local confidence in what the school offers.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressWinchelsea Road, Eastbourne, Eastbourne, BN22 7PP
HeadteacherCarol Meakins
Local AuthorityEast Sussex
Number of Pupils250
Free School Meals (FSM)35.6%
School Capacity250 / 270 (93% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Sept 2018
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (18 Sept 2018): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 29 Jan 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:30

After-school care

15:00-17:00

Source: st-andrews-inf.e-sussex.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Andrew's Church of England Infants School

St Andrew's Church of England Infants School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.