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The St Leonards Academy

Secondary Academy school in St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 8HH

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  • School Reference Number: 136400
  • Address: Edinburgh Campus,, Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea TN38 8HH
  • Head Teacher: Mr Jon Francies
  • Telephone: 01424 448740
  • Website: thestleonardsacademy.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: University of Brighton
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,500
  • Local Education Authority: East Sussex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2011* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 14/06/2022

Rating published on 21/09/2022

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 June 2022 21 September 2022 School inspection Requires Improvement
25 January 2017 3 March 2017 Short inspection
15 May 2013 10 June 2013 Full inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136400
Local Authority Code845
Local Authority NameEast Sussex
Establishment Number4611
School / College NameThe St Leonards Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,500
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,345
Number of Boys668
Number of Girls677
Percentage Free School Meals42.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3339
Academy trust or TrustUNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorUniversity of Brighton
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10032386
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date30-01-2025
StreetEdinburgh Campus,
LocalityEdinburgh Road
Address3
TownSt Leonards-on-Sea
County (name)East Sussex
PostcodeTN38 8HH
Websitehttp://www.thestleonardsacademy.org.uk/
Telephone01424448740
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJon
Headteacher/Principal last nameFrancies
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionSEN unit
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll18
SEN unit capacity18
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000062
DistrictHastings
Ward CodeE05011215
WardWest St Leonards
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001274
Parliamentary ConstituencyHastings and Rye
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000011
Easting578436
Northing109477
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Hastings 010
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Hastings 010F
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100060044253
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004377
LSOA CodeE01021018
Free School Meals573
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136400
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136400
LAESTAB8454611
School nameThe St Leonards Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityEast Sussex
Parliamentary constituencyHastings and Rye
Multi-academy trust UID3339
Multi-academy trust nameUNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy sponsor UID5151
Academy sponsor nameUniversity of Brighton
PostcodeTN38 8HH
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils1,345
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10226867
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date14/06/2022
Publication date21/09/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136400
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8454611
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe St Leonards Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS399840
Previous inspection start date15/05/2013
Previous publication date10/06/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136400
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8454611
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe St Leonards Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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