Ida 's brother , Charles Limouzin , was asked to help find the best school to help Eric prepare for better things . He suggested St Cyprian 's School in Eastbourne , Sussex . Ida Blair 's brother Charles Limouzin , who lived on the South Coast , was asked to find the best possible school to prepare Eric ( whose education the family believed was more important than that of his sisters ) for higher things , and he recommended St Cyprian 's School , Eastbourne , East Sussex .