The St Leonards Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 15 2022 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
- 1345 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.6%
- Persistent absence
- 40.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.0%
White British 78.8%
Mixed 6%
Other White 4%
Unclassified 3.2%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.4
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.6
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The St Leonards Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 292
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 262 122 140 |
| Year 8 | 267 132 135 |
| Year 9 | 268 121 147 |
| Year 10 | 268 144 124 |
| Year 11 | 280 149 131 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |