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New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)

Beauchamp Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU

Ofsted: Good

Independent

Phase

166

Capacity

5-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
8.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
0.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
0.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
0.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size
11

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
62.0%
Continued in education
62.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
38.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
69
Boys
55 (80%)
Girls
14 (20%)
Capacity
166 (42% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
72.5%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
3.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.8
Budget per Pupil
£33,826/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
24.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
54.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy special converter
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.9%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 2.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Black Other: 1.4%

89.9%

White British

2.9%

Gypsy/Roma

2.9%

Mixed White & Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
142151
UKPRN
10053928
Establishment No.
7035
Trust
THE SABDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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