Secondary
Mulberry Academy Hastings
Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 833 of 900 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 85.0
- Pupils per adult
- 9.9
- Pupils
- 839
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
January 2018
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
GCSE results
27%
38.2
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.15 |
| Entered the EBacc | 9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 27% |
| 22/23 | 15% |
| 23/24 | 23% |
| 24/25 | 27% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.85 |
| 22/23 | -1.48 |
| 23/24 | -1.29 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.5 |
| 22/23 | 30.3 |
| 23/24 | 33.4 |
| 24/25 | 38.2 |
Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
East Sussex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head Teacher
- Simon Addison
- Address
- Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN
- Telephone
- 01424711950