Mulberry Academy St Leonards

Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH

Ofsted: Inadequate

Secondary

Phase

1500

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from The St Leonards Academy (URN 136400) since 1 March 2026. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

View on Ofsted

Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.

Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes: Inadequate
Personal development: Inadequate
Leadership & management: Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

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
Capacity: 1500 (0% 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

2024-25

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

01424448740

Visit website

Edinburgh Road

St Leonards-on-Sea, South East

Open in full map

Administrative

URN: 152503
UKPRN: 10100688
Establishment No.: 4013
Trust: MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST

Often compared with

Parents weighing up Mulberry Academy St Leonards usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.