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St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Sponsored academy
Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 0NX · stlens.org · 01424 422950
On the mapSearch near TN38 0NX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.74 mi
- 2.80 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 400
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 1.74 mi (2.80 km) from the school. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.74 mi2.80 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy on 11 November 2025 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: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 11 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114535), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114535)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Positive
- 88%
- Replies
- 90
- 22% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 14 parents (16%) whose child was bullied
based on 20 parents (22%) with SEND