Mulberry Academy HastingsRye College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Mulberry Academy Hastings and Rye College are secondary schools.
Mulberry Academy Hastings scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Rye College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Rye College is ahead on our composite score.
Mulberry Academy Hastings was judged the expected standard and Rye College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.2 for Mulberry Academy Hastings and 36.8 for Rye College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Mulberry Academy Hastings (37.5 in 2021-22, 38.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Rye College (43.0 in 2021-22, 36.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HastingsMulberry Academy Hastings | RyeRye College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F37/100 | D44/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 20th of 24 in East Sussex | 19th of 24 in East Sussex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 808 | 616 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 750 | |
| Location | Hastings, TN35 5DN | Rye, TN31 7NQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.2 Stronger figure | 36.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.0% | 35.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.4% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.8% | 21.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.15 Stronger figure | 3.13 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 148 | 103 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 808 | 616 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.8% | 36.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.7% | 4.2% | |
| SEN support | 24.1% | 21.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.2% Stronger figure | 12.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.9% Stronger figure | 42.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Mulberry Academy Hastings
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