Mulberry Academy St Leonards is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, for children and young people aged 11 to 16. Its specialist base has 18 places for autism and physical disability.
- Ages 11–16
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 18 places, 18 pupils
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Francies
- Part of
- Mulberry Schools Trust
- Council
- East Sussex
- School reference (URN)
- 152503
Needs its base supports
2 needs: autism, physical
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
Sensory and physical
- Physical disability Other schools for this in East Sussex (4)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often East Sussex council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Special measures. Graded by area, January 2025
Ofsted has placed this school in special measures.
Inspected in January 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationInadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Saxon Mount School Special school · Ages 11–16 0.0 miles
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary Mainstream + base · Ages 5–11 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.1 miles
- Churchwood Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.2 miles
All SEND schools in East Sussex
By need in East Sussex: Autism (27) · Speech and language (13) · Moderate learning (12) · Severe learning (7) · SEMH (5) · Hearing (5) · Physical (5) · PMLD (2) · Dyslexia and SpLD (2)
Questions about Mulberry Academy St Leonards
How do I get a place in Mulberry Academy St Leonards’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Mulberry Academy St Leonards support?
Autism and physical disability. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Mulberry Academy St Leonards take?
Aged 11 to 16, boys and girls.
What is Mulberry Academy St Leonards’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is Mulberry Academy St Leonards?
Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH, in East Sussex.
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