Schools in St Leonards-on-Sea

About schools in St Leonards-on-Sea

St Leonards-on-Sea lists 13 schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 8 schools with published results

Primary schools8

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Churchwood Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Mulberry Silverdale Primary

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Mulberry West St Leonards Primary

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Robsack Wood Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 0 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Paul's Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  72%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Mulberry Academy St Leonards

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Lansdowne Children's Centre

  Secure units · Ages 10 to 17

• New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)

  Academy special converter · Ages 5 to 16

• Saxon Mount School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16

Independent schools1

• Claremont School

  Other independent school · Ages 1 to 19

Common questions about schools in St Leonards-on-Sea

How many schools does St Leonards-on-Sea have?

OfferDay lists 13 schools in St Leonards-on-Sea, including eight primary schools and three special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in St Leonards-on-Sea?

Every school in St Leonards-on-Sea is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in St Leonards-on-Sea ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in St Leonards-on-Sea where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.