SCHOOL PROFILE
The Cavendish School: data, trends and context
The Cavendish School is a all-through school in East Sussex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
138475
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
East Sussex
Region
South East
Trust
CAVENDISH EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
BN21 1UE
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,399
FSM eligible
17.9%
EAL / First language other than English
9.9%
SEND (total)
12.5%
SEN Support
11.3%
EHCP
1.2%
White British
76.1%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
93.6%
Overall absence
6.4%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Severe absence
2.3%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
7.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
2.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
47.3
English & maths grade 5+
52.9%
English & maths grade 4+
71.8%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See The Cavendish School against 25 similar schools
The Cavendish School is a all-through school in East Sussex. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.