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Saxon Mount School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Special academy
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 8HH · tasmat.org · 01424 426303
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 8.9
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Pupils
- 172
- 37 over 135 places · 127%
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 57.3%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 8.9, and 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼8.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼2.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.82 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 83.3 | +4.7 |
| Other education | 3.3 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.3 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Saxon Mount School on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114691), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114691)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 15
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (100%) with SEND