At Tollgate, we live by the motto of 'Together Everyone Achieves More'. We are a 'Tollgate Family' and work together for the shared success of our whole community.
We are very proud of our children; their behaviour, enthusiasm for learning and kindness towards others enable them to gain a well-developed understanding of the world and their role within it.
The committed staff team at Tollgate work hard to ensure our curriculum is exciting and relevant to our children. We make great use of our fantastic school grounds, utilise the local area and ensure the children's learning is enriched through trips and workshops, bringing the curriculum to life.
Through a strong pastoral offer, we are able to support our children as and when the moment arises. Inclusion is central to our vision of excellence for all, and we ensure children with Special Educational Needs are provided with the support needed to thrive in and beyond our school.
Should you want to see our fantastic school in action, please do not hesitate to contact the school office to arrange a tour.
Mr Berhane Mr Getty
Executive Headteacher Head of School


My child is very happy. I've noticed her grow in confidence last year and this year. She's more interested in learning as time has gone on.
Tollgate is very supportive of my son, helping him and supporting when he has troubles. The school also listens to any concerns I may have.
Children are happy and seem to be learning well.
Tollgate is a safe and welcoming place with lovely teachers. I feel they want to get the best out of the students and will do all they can to help achieve this.
My concerns are taken seriously. My child was given support for a time when he needed it.
My son has done really well since starting. He has friendly staff.
My child loves Tollgate. He gets lots of support and has loved his experience so far. The staff and other children make Tollgate special. I recommend Tollgate because of their amazing values and I know my son is always looked after and enjoying his days.
The children are shown so much support and respect. What makes Tollgate school is everyone coming together and the support that is given.
My daughter loves coming to Tollgate. There is nothing I would change.
My son loves coming and thrives from it! Everyone cares and is there if you need them, regarding anything! Everything - staff, activities - makes this a wonderful school.
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DCAT Christmas card Competition🎄 Deadline for entries -Wednesday 11th November 2026 Many schools choose to offer this as a half Term activity or undertake in an afternoon wider curriculum session axross the school. This year's inspirational artists are: 1.Vincent van Gogh: Starry Christmas Night Inspiration Use Van Gogh's swirling brushstrokes and vibrant colours from The Starry Night to create a magical Christmas scene. Ideas A Christmas tree beneath a swirling starry sky. A snowy village with a bright Christmas star. A reindeer silhouette against a Van Gogh-style night sky. A church and Christmas tree with swirling stars overhead. 2.Romero Britto: Festive Pop Art Christmas Inspiration Britto's work is colourful, bold, joyful and full of patterns, making it perfect for Christmas cards. Ideas Patterned Christmas baubles divided into sections. Bright reindeer filled with hearts, stripes and dots. Festive robins using bold black outlines. Christmas trees with colourful geometric patterns. 3. Free choice
A reminder to let us know if you are able to help with either of the below. Please contact the school by Wednesday 21st at the latest to let us know. We appreciate any time you can spare to support the children. Thank you
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School Disco Fun! 🕺💃 What a fantastic time we had at the PTFA School Disco! The children enjoyed an evening full of dancing, laughter and fun with their friends. Thank you to all the children for their excellent behaviour and enthusiasm, which helped make the evening such a success. A special thank you goes to our wonderful PTFA for their hard work in putting together such a wonderful event for our children and for all the opportunities they are offering to them!
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🐒🦥🦩🐾This term we have 4 Drusillas tickets to WIN!! All children with 99%+ attendance this term will be put into the prize draw. The lucky winner will be announced in the final celebration assembly of term. 🐒🦥🦩🐾
Ticket purchasing closes at 9pm tonight: We are re-sharing the link to tomorrow's school disco..please follow the QR code or the website address at the bottom to book your tickets, unfortunately tickets cannot be booked through the school office or Arbor.
Our Grandparents' Afternoon was a fantastic celebration of community, connection and shared memories. Grandparents enjoyed spending time with the children, chatting over coffee and answering their questions about what life was like when they were young. Our choir performed beautifully, and the afternoon provided a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our school and the generations that make our community so special.
More of our children (and staff!) in their Dahl-ightful costumes for LitFest - a love of all things Roald Dahl and reading definitely shone through! 📖
🇬🇧 Our children had a fantastic time meeting our local MP, Josh Babarinde OBE at Eastbourne's LitFest last week, talking about democracy and a possible visit to the Houses of Parliament in the future. 🇬🇧
A quick message from our Pupil Leadership Team!
A reminder that tomorrow is Census day. We are offering ALL children a free school meal. All your child needs to do is tell their teacher in the morning that they would like to book a school meal. Please see below the menu choices again for your information:
Congratulations to Preston who was the first winner of a token to choose a book from the book vending machine, having read x5 times on boom reader! Well done Preston!
This is the Y5 & Y6 League team for our first fixture of the season. Yesterday after school we hosted Stone Cross School and our team played some amazing football, even earning compliments from the opposition coach! The boys won their first match 3-0, with impressive individual skills on show and amazing teamwork! A huge well done to all the boys! We would also like to say a big thank you to Miss Trevett and Sheldon for getting the pitch and goals match ready, as without their teamwork and dedication to extra curricular activities, the clubs would not run.
SportsCool Brighton October Camps We are delighted to announce that the October Camps general bookings are now live and available to all parents. Please see below the links to book: https://activities.bookpebble.co.uk/activity/sportscool-brighton-tollgate-junior-school-multi-sports-camp-eastbourne-92bc7779-fef1-4957-8e07-b57656f84642 We also have CRF funding available. Eligible families can book using the link below or by scanning the QR Code on the CRF flyer. https://eequ.org/book/crf-sportscool-tollgate-juniors-with-sportscool-brighton-3872