Mulberry Academy St Leonards
Ofsted: Inadequate
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
- Distance
- 0.2km away
The St Leonards Academy
Edinburgh Campus,, Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Closed on 28 February 2026 and continues as Mulberry Academy St Leonards (URN 152503) (opened 1 March 2026). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 33.2 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.3% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 44.4% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 8.9% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 2.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 257
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1322
- Boys
- 629 (48%)
- Girls
- 693 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (88% full)
- SEND
- 7.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 46.5%
- EAL
- 10.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 5.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 82.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,341/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 35.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 79.8%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.3%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Asian Other: 2.2%
- Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
79.8%
White British
3.4%
White Other
3.3%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Edinburgh Campus,
St Leonards-on-Sea, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136400
- UKPRN
- 10032386
- Establishment No.
- 4611
Often compared with
Parents weighing up The St Leonards Academy usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards
St Leonards-on-Sea · 0.2km away
- D51Ark Alexandra Academy
Hastings · 3.2km away
- St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea · 3.5km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to The St Leonards Academy
Ark Alexandra Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Hastings, TN34 2PG
- Distance
- 3.2km away
St Richard's Catholic College
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE
- Distance
- 3.5km away
Bexhill High Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY
- Distance
- 5.5km away
Mulberry Academy Hastings
Ofsted: Expected
Score
F37
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Hastings, TN35 5DN
- Distance
- 6.3km away
Claverham Community College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Battle, TN33 0HT
- Distance
- 8.1km away