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Mulberry Academy St Leonards

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

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in St Leonards-on-Sea. Ofsted inspection (January 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 33.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 258 families put it first for 282 places (September 2025 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
–
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
East Sussex
Academy trust
MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Jon Francies
Opened
Mar 2026

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 28 Jan 2025Inspection of predecessor school

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

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

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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 · 257 pupils

Attainment 8
33.2
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
25.3%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
44.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.22
2023/24 · CI -1.39 to -1.05
This school
33.2
East Sussex
43.1
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 136400), for example before it converted to an academy.

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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Year 7 entry, September 2025 (national offer day data)

Offers made
282
1st preferences
258
All applications
425
1st prefs per place
0.91
Fewer first choices than places

258 of 258 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

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

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Pupils
–
Capacity
1,500
Girls / boys
–
Mixed
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