Schools in Polegate
East Sussex · 2 schools
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
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2
of 14 in & around Polegate rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in Polegate (2)
- Polegate Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · BN26 6PT
Ofsted: Outstanding (2020)KS2: 75% expected (2025)98% of first choices got in
By type:Primary schools in Polegate (2)
2
2 primary · 0 secondary
774
105% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
735
39 over capacity
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Polegate
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Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
84.5%
KS2 Maths
75.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Primary Schools
105% occupied · 39 over capacity
Future school places: DfE estimates
Polegate's primary schools are in 2 DfE planning areas; DfE does not publish a figure for the town itself.
- 1 of Polegate's schools: DfE estimates the Polegate and Willingdon Primary planning area (East Sussex) will have 19 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 3 additional places needed.
- 1 of Polegate's schools: DfE estimates the Wealden District - Other Primary planning area (East Sussex) will have 578 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Other schools near Polegate
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if Polegate's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Willingdon Community School
Secondary · Eastbourne
Willingdon Primary School
Primary · Eastbourne · Good
Oakwood Primary Academy
Primary · Eastbourne · Good
Ratton School
Secondary · Eastbourne
The Lindfield School
Special · Eastbourne
The Eastbourne Academy
Secondary · Eastbourne
Park Mead Primary School
Primary · Hailsham
Ocklynge Junior School
Primary · Eastbourne
Questions parents ask about schools in Polegate
How many schools are there in Polegate?
Polegate has 2 open schools.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Polegate are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Polegate was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Polegate Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 2 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Polegate have the best SATs results?
Of the 2 primary schools in Polegate with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Alfriston School (92% in reading, 77% in maths); and Polegate Primary School (77% in reading, 73% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Alfriston SchoolPolegate Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Do schools in Polegate have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Polegate have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, East Sussex allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Polegate?
Apply to East Sussex through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.