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
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs.
School history and status
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
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 242
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
- 626 (48%)
- Girls
- 688 (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
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- 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
Contact & Location
Edinburgh Campus,
St Leonards-on-Sea, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136400
- UKPRN
- 10032386
- Establishment No.
- 4611
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Ofsted: Strong
Score
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- Type
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- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
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- Distance
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Ofsted: Good
- Type
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- Secondary
- Location
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- Distance
- 3.5km away
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Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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- Distance
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Ofsted: Expected
Score
F38
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Hastings, TN35 5DN
- Distance
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Ofsted: Good
Score
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- Distance
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