Mulberry Silverdale Primary
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · St Leonards-On-Sea, 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, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Mulberry Silverdale Primary is a primary school in St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Mulberry Silverdale 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 | 1.66 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.69 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.28 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.62 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 73 first-choice applications for 86 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 13 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in all 4 earlier published years; the last distance swung most between 2022 and 2023.
- There are 24.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
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
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary, Perth Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 7EA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 618 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils develop impeccable manners at Silverdale Primary Academy.”
- “Mutual respect and politeness are at the heart of the school’s ethos.”
- “Staff model respectful and kind interactions.”
To improve
- “Leaders acknowledge that the mathematics curriculum requires further refinement.”
- “The school has taken effective action to improve many pupils’ attendance, but disadvantaged pupils do not attend regularly enough.”
- “This means that they are missing important learning and have gaps in their understanding when they return to school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2023 (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) | 60% | 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: 73 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 73 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.
- Hollington Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Churchwood Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Robsack Wood Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published