Lansdowne Children's Centre, St Leonards-on-Sea
Lansdowne Children's Centre is an all-through school for pupils aged 10 to 17 in St Leonards-on-Sea.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Lansdowne Children's Centre in detail
Getting a place at Lansdowne Children's Centre
Across East Sussex, 86% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in East Sussex lodged 318 appeals against secondary school offers; 169 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (20.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Lansdowne Children's Centre are Mulberry Academy St Leonards (1.1 miles); Ark Alexandra Academy (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.4); Mulberry Academy Hastings (3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.5); and St Richard's Catholic College (3.2 miles).
Mulberry Academy St LeonardsArk Alexandra AcademyMulberry Academy HastingsSt Richard's Catholic College
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Leonards Warrior Square Rail Station, about 70 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Warrior Square Station (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 655 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Lansdowne Children's Centre are St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy (0.5 miles), St Paul's Church of England Academy (0.6 miles) and St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolChrist Church CofE Primary and Nursery AcademySt Paul's Church of England AcademySt Leonards Church of England Primary Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Lansdowne Children's Centre
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 53
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 32 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - St Leonards-on-Sea
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Leonards-on-Sea
Across East Sussex council
Places available
5,496
Applications
4,990
Got 1st preference
86.3%
Got preferred school
95.9%
All secondary applications across East Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Lansdowne Children's Centre
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Questions parents ask about Lansdowne Children's Centre
What is the catchment area for Lansdowne Children's Centre?
No fixed boundary. When Lansdowne Children's Centre is oversubscribed, East Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Lansdowne Children's Centre?
Apply through East Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Lansdowne Children's Centre on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Lansdowne Children's Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 32 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lansdowne Children's Centre?
Lansdowne Children's Centre is at Care of: Children's Social Services, Ocean House, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6LW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)