St John's Meads Church of England Primary School

Academy converterPrimaryAges 4–11MixedChurch of England

Rowsley Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7XS

Interim Headteacher · Mr Beruk Berhane

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils162Capacity 218

OfstedRequires improvementInspected 12 March 2024

TrustDiocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Free school meals13.6%

Requires improvement

Graded inspection on 12 March 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through East Sussex council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 8 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered9

Applications20

First choice8

First-choice offers8

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).