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Mulberry Academy St Leonards
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 8HH · mulberrystleonards.org · 01424 448740
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.2
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2025
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Admissions
- Non-selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2025, 258 families put the school first and 282 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136400)
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 282 | 258 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 292 | 186 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 286 | 213 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 287 | 217 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 297 | 260 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.2, and 25.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.79 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136400)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.4 | −2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 33.2 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 43.6 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.9 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | 0 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136400)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Mulberry Academy St Leonards 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
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136400)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136400), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136400)
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136400)