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St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Faith Rew

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSt Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0NX

language Visit Website phone 1424422950

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

403

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 412 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #36 of 129 primaries in East Sussex and #5,217 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%

Reading73% LA 72%

Writing73% LA 69%

Maths81% LA 68%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading81% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.9

-0.2 to 3.1

1.5

Write

LA -1.5

0.0 to 3.1

1.2

Maths

LA -2.0

-0.3 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 1.0

1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-0.1 to 2.9

0.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.9 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%

Reading73% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 79%

Maths75% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.5

-1.3 to 1.9

0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-0.7 to 2.3

1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

0.3 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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16 January 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-16

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-02-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 412 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	412	8	1.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	411	2	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	410	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	409	4	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	409	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	411	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	403	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	400	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	403	5	1.2%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	403	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	408	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	406	7	1.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	407	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	400	6	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	411	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	411	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	406	6	1.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	414	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	405	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	404	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	410	6	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	399	11	2.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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