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Mulberry Academy Hastings
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Rye Road, Hastings TN35 5DN · thehastingsacademy.org · 01424 711950
On the mapSearch near TN35 5DN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.2
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 833
- 93% of 900 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 201 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 164 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 112 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 167 | 146 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 174 | 161 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.2, and 27% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 24.3 | −15.8 |
| Further education | 53.8 | +7.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.1 | +5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Mulberry Academy Hastings on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2020Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Not met
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Positive
- 71%
- Replies
- 81
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on 26 parents (32%) whose child was bullied
based on 34 parents (42%) with SEND