Academy sponsor led · East Sussex

Mulberry Baird Primary

3–11Ages
276Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140493URN

Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

59 applications for 34 places · 79th of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below East Sussex median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 1.4; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 1.4; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 1.4; East Sussex median median 2.0
2016 0.9; East Sussex median median 1.8
2015 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.7
2014 1.5; East Sussex median median 1.8

More applications per place than the East Sussex median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
East Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	34	59	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2025	28	56	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2024	32	75	2.3	31	0.97
Sep 2023	43	65	1.5	38	0.88
Sep 2022	52	72	1.4	42	0.81
Sep 2021	43	67	1.6	31	0.72
Sep 2020	43	62	1.4	37	0.86
Sep 2019	38	59	1.6	33	0.87
Sep 2018	58	70	1.2	43	0.74
Sep 2017	48	67	1.4	40	0.83
Sep 2016	66	57	0.9	38	0.58
Sep 2015	54	85	1.6	52	0.96
Sep 2014	47	69	1.5	40	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 63% · Maths 73% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%85th of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	0%	105	103
2023/24	47%	0%	105	100
2022/23	20%	0%	102	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mulberry Baird PrimaryThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Ark Castledown Primary Academy
0.6 km · East Sussex

2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
0.9 km · East Sussex

Remains Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023
Dudley Infant Academy
1.1 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
All Saints CofE Junior Academy
1.2 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Sandown Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Academy
1.7 km · East Sussex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ore Village Primary Academy
1.9 km · East Sussex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140493 · 845/2011
Trust: Mulberry Schools Trust
Capacity: 444 pupils · 276 on roll
Free school meals: 53.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Elphinstone Community School (URN 130947)
Address: Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TH
Local authority: East Sussex · Hastings

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources