[2][3][4] However, this lasted only two years, and the school closed permanently in August 2020, with most girls and some staff transferring to Roedean.

The houses had names from myths and legends: With views over the sea, the school grounds at Eastbourne opened directly onto the South Downs National Park, providing walking, cycling and pony trekking opportunities for the girls.

[1] Visiting staff taught cello, clarinet, flute, guitar, piano, recorder, saxophone, violin, vocal etc.

Our legal advisors tell us it is the only route available to us.” The decision was blamed on falling numbers of pupils and “financial losses that we cannot sustain”.

An Educational Needs Assessment explored the reasons behind the closure, finding that the school “suffered material operational losses for the financial year ending 2019” and that economic difficulties had been caused by lower demand for independent school places in the Eastbourne area.