Mulberry Baird Primary
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Hastings, East Sussex
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2026, as East Sussex published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
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