The Cavendish School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 20 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
138475
Address
Eldon Road, BN21 1UE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1375 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
8%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.7%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78%
Other White 7.3%
Mixed 6.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 1.4%
African 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAbove average2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award1
ArabicGCSE3
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE18
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE27
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
BiologyGCSE55
ChemistryGCSE55
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
DanceGCSE15
English LanguageGCSE175
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Cavendish School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
83
2nd preference
65
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
47
21
26
Reception, Full-time
60
35
25
Year 1
60
28
32
Year 2
60
29
31
Year 3
61
28
33
Year 4
60
29
31
Year 5
59
26
33
Year 6
60
27
33
Year 7
184
88
96
Year 8
185
86
99
Year 9
176
76
100
Year 10
179
94
85
Year 11
178
99
79
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
85.1%
86.5%
Further education
49.0%
37.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
2.0%
16.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
34.0%
30.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022