St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy

School overview

St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school serving St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 412 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in November 2025. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 97% of the families who made St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.74 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 7.0%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.