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St Mary's School and 6th Form College
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–19 · Non-maintained special school
Wrestwood Road, Bexhill on Sea TN40 2LU · stmarysbexhill.org · 01424 730740
On the mapSearch near TN40 2LU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 10.1
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Pupils
- 221
- 88% of 250 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.7%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 10.1, and 7.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼10.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼7.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼7.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.90 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 10 | — |
| Further education | 40 | +11.4 |
| Other education | 50 | −21.4 |
Ofsted
St Mary's School and 6th Form College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Jul 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 10
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied