Mulberry Academy Hastings
Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN
833 pupils · 93% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 47.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 9 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 207 | 201 | 302 | 207 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 170 | 164 | 292 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 168 | 112 | 206 | 140 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 167 | 146 | 239 | 154 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 174 | 161 | 251 | 166 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 177 | 175 | 279 | 177 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 186 | 282 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 176 | 258 | 342 | 176 |
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
- Ark Alexandra Academy 3.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards 6.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Richard's Catholic College 9.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Claverham Community College 11.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bexhill High Academy 11.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Rye College 11.7 km · Good (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.