Mulberry West St Leonards Primary
Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Dominic O'Regan, Principal
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Mulberry School for Girls
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 140179
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424422080
About this school
Mulberry West St Leonards Primary is a primary academy in St Leonards-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 October 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 63 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 54% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 63% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 63% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 54% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mulberry West St Leonards Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mulberry West St Leonards Primary compares
Mulberry West St Leonards Primary ranked 76th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.2% | 31.9% | 417 | — |
| St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy | 63% | 6.1% | 36.4% | 400 | 0.5 miles |
| Robsack Wood Primary School | 60% | 6% | 28.4% | 404 | 0.8 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy | 50% | 6.2% | 50.4% | 428 | 1.0 miles |
| Churchwood Primary School | 46% | 7.4% | 40.9% | 241 | 1.1 miles |
| Mulberry Silverdale Primary | 60% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 618 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.89%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.16%
- Persistent absence
- 17.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Robsack Wood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Churchwood Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Mulberry Silverdale Primary1.3 miles
Primary · St Leonards-On-Sea
Other schools in St Leonards-on-Sea
Mulberry West St Leonards Primary ranks 4th of the 7 ranked primary schools in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Churchwood Primary School Primary
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary Primary
- Robsack Wood Primary School Primary
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Church of England Academy Primary
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards Secondary
- Lansdowne Children's Centre Other types
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) Academies
- Saxon Mount School Academies
- Claremont School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Mulberry West St Leonards Primary teach?
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Who is the principal of Mulberry West St Leonards Primary?
- The principal of Mulberry West St Leonards Primary is Mr Dominic O'Regan, Principal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mulberry West St Leonards Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mulberry West St Leonards Primary, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Mulberry West St Leonards Primary?
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Mulberry West St Leonards Primary full?
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 417 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mulberry West St Leonards Primary a faith school?
- No. Mulberry West St Leonards Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Mulberry West St Leonards Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mulberry West St Leonards Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Mulberry West St Leonards Primary?
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary is part of MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Mulberry West St Leonards Primary have?
- The schools register lists Mulberry West St Leonards Primary's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Mulberry West St Leonards Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mulberry West St Leonards Primary rank locally?
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary ranked 76th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mulberry West St Leonards Primary's absence rate?
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mulberry West St Leonards Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mulberry West St Leonards Primary's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.