Schools and Education in Old Town

There are 42 schools within 5 miles of Old Town town centre, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 88% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Torfield School, Ark Blacklands Primary Academy and East Hastings Children's Centre. A further 3 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
42
Primary
24
Secondary
4
Good / Outstanding
88%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

6
17
3
Outstanding (6) Good (17) Requires Improvement (3) Not yet inspected (16)
Torfield School Not applicable 0.4 miles Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3JT Inspected: 27 April 2023 Ark Blacklands Primary Academy Primary 1.1 miles Osborne Close, Hastings, TN34 2HU Inspected: 04 May 2023 East Hastings Children's Centre 1.2 miles Chiltern Drive, Hastings, TN34 3PZ Inspected: 17 November 2011 Claremont School Not applicable 3.3 miles Ebden's Hill, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7PW Inspected: 16 January 2024 Glyne Gap School Not applicable 3.9 miles Hastings Road, Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU Inspected: 23 January 2025 Bexhill College 16 plus 4.4 miles Penland Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2JG Inspected: 12 March 2024
Hastings Town Children's Centre 0.5 miles Waterworks Road, Hastings, TN34 1RT Inspected: 14 February 2013 Dudley Infant Academy Primary 0.5 miles Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ Inspected: 10 June 2025 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings Primary 0.6 miles Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5NA Inspected: 15 June 2023 All Saints CofE Junior Academy Primary 0.8 miles Githa Road, Hastings, TN35 5JU Inspected: 03 March 2023 St Paul's Church of England Academy Primary 1.3 miles Horntye Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6RT Inspected: 04 July 2024 Sandown Primary School and Nursery Primary 1.4 miles The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AA Inspected: 10 March 2025 St Leonards Children's Centre 1.4 miles London Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 6AS Inspected: 19 June 2012 Ore Village Primary Academy Primary 1.6 miles Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DB Inspected: 28 March 2024 Mulberry Silverdale Primary Primary 1.9 miles Perth Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 7EA Inspected: 21 November 2023 Mulberry West St Leonards Primary Primary 2.5 miles Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8BX Inspected: 16 November 2021 Churchwood Primary Academy Primary 2.7 miles Church in the Wood Lane, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9PB Inspected: 23 November 2022 Robsack Wood Primary Academy Primary 3 miles Whatlington Way, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9TE Inspected: 03 May 2022 Robsack Children's Centre 3.1 miles Bodiam Drive, Bodiam Drive, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 9TW Inspected: 18 August 2011 Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Winchelsea Road, Guestling, Hastings, TN35 4LS Inspected: 21 September 2022 Westfield School Primary 3.8 miles Main Road, Westfield, Hastings, TN35 4QE Inspected: 13 November 2023 Crowhurst CofE Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Forewood Lane, Crowhurst, Battle, TN33 9AJ Inspected: 06 May 2022 St Mary's School and 6th Form College Not applicable 4.7 miles Wrestwood Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN40 2LU Inspected: 18 May 2022
Mulberry Baird Primary Primary 0.8 miles Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TH Inspected: 17 July 2024 Ark Alexandra Academy Secondary 1.5 miles Park Avenue, William Parker Campus, HASTINGS, TN34 2PG Inspected: 10 May 2024 Buckswood School Not applicable 3.9 miles Rye Road, Rye Road, East Sussex, TN35 4LT Inspected: 25 February 2019
Ark Castledown Primary Academy Primary 0.5 miles Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3QT Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5NA St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6EU Lansdowne Children's Centre Not applicable 1.4 miles Station Approach, Ocean House, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6LW Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 1.5 miles Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, TN37 6JJ The Flagship School Not applicable 1.6 miles The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy Primary 2 miles Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0NX Mulberry Academy Hastings Secondary 2.1 miles Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN Hollington Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Hollington Old Lane, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9DS New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) Not applicable 2.3 miles Beauchamp Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Primary 2.5 miles Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7LR Inspected: 24 November 2023 Saxon Mount School Not applicable 2.5 miles Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH Mulberry Academy St Leonards Secondary 2.5 miles Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH Pebsham Primary Academy Primary 3.9 miles Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2ND St Richard's Catholic College Secondary 4.8 miles Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE