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Saxon Mount School

Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8HH ·

Ofsted:Outstanding in all areas· 2025
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 11–16 in St Leonards-on-Sea. Ofsted inspection (January 2025): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
11–16
Pupils
172
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
East Sussex
Academy trust
TORFIELD AND SAXON MOUNT ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Adam Higgins-Gooch
Opened
Oct 2014

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 28 Jan 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (18 Oct 2023): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 35 pupils

Attainment 8
8.9
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
0%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
2.9%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.67
2023/24 · CI -1.22 to -0.11
This school
8.9
East Sussex
43.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
171
Capacity
135
127% full
Girls / boys
30/70
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)59.6%
  • English as an additional language7.6%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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