Mulberry Baird Primary
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Hastings, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Mulberry Baird Primary is a primary school in Hastings, East Sussex for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Mulberry Baird Primary catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 34 first-choice applications for 34 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 16.8 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex is 20.2.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 276 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “All pupils and their families are assured of a warm welcome at The Baird.”
- “Each pupil’s unique circumstances and needs are considered and responded to.”
- “This is a profoundly inclusive school.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ low attendance means that exciting opportunities to learn are missed too often.”
- “However, standards being achieved, especially in writing, are not supporting pupils to be prepared well for transition to secondary school.”
- “Published data for 2023 indicates that pupils in key stage 2 were not well prepared for the next stages of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dudley Infant Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Sandown Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ore Village Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published