St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy
Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0NX
400 pupils · 95% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 60 | 105 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 66 | 98 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 64 | 100 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 76 | 112 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 57 | 56 | 85 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 47 | 71 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 51 | 90 | 52 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 54 | 79 | 57 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Robsack Wood Primary School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.