Ofsted
Ofsted report card
Latest inspection
24 Jun 2025
Area judgements only
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Area judgements
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Admissions
Can I get my child into this school?
This school is in Hastings. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
69
cap. 166
948269
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
5.4
8.26.85.4
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
0%
0%0%0%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
72%
77%75%72%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
24%
- England
- 5%
30%24%18%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
54%
- England
- 24%
67%57%47%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressBeauchamp Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Websitewww.sabden.org.uk
Telephone01323691000
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseAll-through
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio5.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near TN38 9JU. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 1 Jul 2015 (was URN 114697)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69 | 5.4 | 100% | 0% | 72% | 24% | 54% |
| 2023/24 | 85 | 7.0 | 100% | 0% | 72% | 30% | 67% |
| 2022/23 | 94 | 7.1 | 100% | 0% | 72% | 25% | 63% |
| 2021/22 | 88 | 5.7 | 100% | 0% | 77% | 18% | 54% |
| 2020/21 | 94 | 6.5 | 100% | 0% | 73% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 90 | 8.2 | 100% | 0% | 76% | 19% | 50% |
| 2017/18 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | 18% | 46% |
| 2016/17 | 75 | 6.4 | 100% | 0% | 83% | 19% | 51% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.