Eastbourne College

Eastbourne College is a recent TES Boarding School of the Year Finalist. Few top senior independent schools in Britain offers a six-minute stroll to the doorstep of a national park, an international tennis venue, a county cricket ground, two challenging golf courses, award-winning beaches, theatres, a modern art gallery, a modern shopping centre with state-of-the-art cinema, and a mainline station with direct trains to London (85 minutes) and London Gatwick Airport (55 minutes). 

Founded over 150 years ago, today Eastbourne College reaches out like never before, connecting its boarding and day pupils with the raft of opportunities that abound within a few hundred metres of the school; and beyond. The College's learning environment is second to none thanks to its £33 million Project 150 redevelopment, an outstanding, supportive house system, and a timetable which optimises educational contact time, provides guided optional Saturday morning enrichment sessions, and promotes a busy calendar of competitive sport and time to socialise.

A tradition of turning out good people

The College has got into a tradition of stimulating academic success while developing people of good character; good people that others want to be with.

In 2025, sixth form pupils achieved excellent A-level results with 74% being awarded A* to -B and almost half of all grades being A* or A. GCSE results were also strong, with 52% of exams graded 7-9 (A-A*) and more than 620 grades 8 or 9 awarded across the cohort.

Pupils leaving the College achieve A-level grades that enable them to access top courses at the leading universities at home or abroad while also enjoying a diverse and successful wider school life. Healthy learning for the long term and an extra-mile approach to pastoral care are the guiding principles that underpin an Eastbourne College education, which consistently ranks in the top 4% nationally for academic value added.