Living in Robertsbridge with children
Robertsbridge, East Sussex. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 1,439 people in 640 households; 25.3% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
6 schools: 3 state primary, 1 state secondary, 2 privateRobertsbridge on the schools map →Every school in Robertsbridge, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (3)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staplecross Methodist Primary School | Good | (110/137) in East Sussex | — |
| Bodiam Church of England Primary School | Good | (126/137) in East Sussex | 8.984 miles (2026) |
| Salehurst Church of England Primary School | Good | (132/137) in East Sussex | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertsbridge Community College | Inadequate | (20/24) in East Sussex | — |
Private schools (2)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darvell School | — | — | — |
| Marlborough House Vinehall School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, August 2025 to July 2026: half sold for more, half for less (14 detached, 2 semi-detached, 4 terraced, 1 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Robertsbridge. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Robertsbridge →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 44% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 92%, on average across the 228 postcodes in TN32. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 outstanding; 2 good, or expected standard. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £7.58 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 3 in East Sussex.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, East Sussex
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: East Sussex.
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