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St Paul's Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Horntye Road, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6RT · stpaulsceacademy.org · 01424 424530
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 634
- 95% of 664 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 68 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 83 | 82 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 73 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 81 | 71 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114533)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's Church of England Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Requires improvement May 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 97
- 15% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 15 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 12 parents (12%) with SEND