Eastbourne College

The sea inspires us. Endless horizons reflect the potential for all our pupils, the limitlessness of their aspiration. We think of ourselves as the ‘blue health school’ harnessing our coastal location to the benefit of our children’s physical and mental wellbeing.

Enjoying the outdoors is part of our commitment to the whole of learning: a balance between cultural engagement, schoolwork and sport and enjoying the company of friends.

Eastbourne College has a tradition of innovation, enthusiastically leading UK education in the direction of balanced co-education, equally cherishing our boarders and day pupils, aiming for what we are proud to call healthy learning for the long term.

The academic results achieved by boys and girls at Eastbourne are consistently very strong and higher than many more selective schools. We recruit children of a wide ability range, confident that we can challenge and develop all those who come to the College. Because our programme is tailored to the skills and aspirations of each individual, we can provide stretch for every pupil. We celebrate the success of all our pupils, whichever university destination or career choice they make.

The College’s primary aim is to equip children to lead happy, fulfilled lives in a safe environment. We provide a broad education that takes place in the classroom, the house, the games field, the assembly hall and the wider community. We operate on the basis of shared values: pursuit of excellence, participation, integrity, kindness, courtesy, and looking after others. We aim for all pupils to enjoy learning, we encourage their creativity and inspire them to be ambitious and successful, including in public exams. We provide an aspirational environment for pupils to experience success and enjoy their friends’ successes.

Everyone within the Eastbourne College community understands and lives by our key values:

• Pursuit of excellence
• Participation
• Integrity
• Courtesy
• Kindness
• Taking care of those who take care of us

These values guide all activity at the College and form the bedrock upon which every pupil’s education stands, providing them with the attitude and personal skills to flourish at school and beyond.

We operate on the basis of these shared values and are fortunate that they are complemented by such an aspirational and healthy location, allowing us to truly deliver benefits of the ‘blue health school’.

Academic quality, health and breadth of character have always been important to the educational provision at the College. It is as relevant to the College community today as it was to our founders. The following passages from the time of our foundation stand testament to the timelessness of values.