Mulberry Silverdale Primary
Mulberry Silverdale Primary, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 7EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Jonathan Morris
- Sponsor
- Mulberry School for Girls
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 618
- URN
- 141713
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424448100
About this school
Mulberry Silverdale Primary is a primary academy in St Leonards-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 618 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 11 October 2023, 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 | 90 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 47% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 67% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 60% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Silverdale 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 | 48% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 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 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 630 |
| 2023/24 | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 622 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mulberry Silverdale Primary compares
Mulberry Silverdale Primary ranked 81st 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 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 618 | — |
| Hollington Primary School | 35% | 9% | 64.6% | 264 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy | 50% | 6.2% | 50.4% | 428 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Academy | 72% | 5.9% | 38.3% | 634 | 0.8 miles |
| Churchwood Primary School | 46% | 7.4% | 40.9% | 241 | 0.8 miles |
| Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy | 73% | 4.2% | 23.6% | 435 | 0.8 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)
- 24.12%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 18.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hollington Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · St. Leonards-on-Sea
-
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
St Paul's Church of England Academy0.8 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Churchwood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
Other schools in St Leonards-on-Sea
Mulberry Silverdale Primary ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Churchwood Primary School Primary
- Mulberry West St Leonards 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 Silverdale Primary teach?
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Who is the head of school of Mulberry Silverdale Primary?
- The head of school of Mulberry Silverdale Primary is Mr Jonathan Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mulberry Silverdale Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mulberry Silverdale 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 Silverdale Primary?
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary has 618 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Mulberry Silverdale Primary full?
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary has capacity for 630 pupils and 618 on roll (98%), 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 Silverdale Primary a faith school?
- No. Mulberry Silverdale Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Mulberry Silverdale Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mulberry Silverdale Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Mulberry Silverdale Primary?
- Mulberry Silverdale 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.
- How have Mulberry Silverdale Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% 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 Silverdale Primary rank locally?
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary ranked 81st 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 27% 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 Silverdale Primary's absence rate?
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mulberry Silverdale Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mulberry Silverdale 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.