New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
Beauchamp Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SABDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Ross Maryan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Sabden Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 166
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 142151
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323691000
About this school
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) is a special academy in St Leonards-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 80 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 13% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 94.0 | 88.0 | 92.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89.0 | 92.0 | 86.0 |
| Reading progress | -9.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -12.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 12.3 | 13.4 | 8.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.48 -2.25 to -0.71 | -1.03 -1.77 to -0.29 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) 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 | 0% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9 | 33.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 29.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.46%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 24.33%
- Persistent absence
- 54.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saxon Mount School1.4 miles
Academies · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Lansdowne Children's Centre1.5 miles
Other types · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Claremont School1.6 miles
Independent schools · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
The Flagship School2.1 miles
Free Schools · Hastings
-
Torfield School2.2 miles
Academies · Hastings
Other schools in St Leonards-on-Sea
- Lansdowne Children's Centre Other types
- Saxon Mount School Academies
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Churchwood Primary School Primary
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary 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
- Claremont School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) teach?
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Who is the executive headteacher of New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)?
- The executive headteacher of New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) is Mr Ross Maryan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust), 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 New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)?
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) full?
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) has capacity for 166 pupils and 80 on roll (48%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) a faith school?
- No. New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) has no designated religious character.
- Who runs New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)?
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) is part of THE SABDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) have?
- The schools register lists New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)'s special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)'s absence rate?
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)'s overall absence rate is 24.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)'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 2 July 2026.