The St Leonards Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 136400
- Address
- Edinburgh Campus,, Edinburgh Road, TN38 8HH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1322 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.5%
- Persistent absence
- 35.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.6%
White British 77.4%
Mixed 6.8%
Other White 3.3%
Unclassified 3%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1.8%
Chinese 1%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.1
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.79
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 5 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The St Leonards Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 282
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 70
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 281 131 150 |
| Year 8 | 271 126 145 |
| Year 9 | 252 120 132 |
| Year 10 | 257 110 147 |
| Year 11 | 261 142 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.6% 3.0% |