St Paul's Church of England Academy
Horntye Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6RT
634 pupils · 95% of 664 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 35%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 June 2024, published 3 July 2024. 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 | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 89 | 174 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 68 | 63 | 132 | 68 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 83 | 82 | 136 | 83 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 87 | 73 | 150 | 87 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 81 | 71 | 142 | 77 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 71 | 70 | 141 | 71 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 82 | 78 | 162 | 82 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 87 | 74 | 155 | 80 |
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
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 1.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Mulberry Baird Primary 1.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · 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.