The St Leonards Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: The St Leonards Academy
Address: Edinburgh Campus,, Edinburgh Road
Town/City: St Leonards-on-Sea
County: East Sussex
Postcode: TN38 8HH

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school closed in 2026
Trust: University Of Brighton Academies Trust
Sponsor: University Of Brighton

Staff and pupils

Head Teacher: Mr Jon Francies
Capacity: 1500
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1314 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 88% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 47.9%

SEN Provisions

  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • PD - Physical Disability

Location and administration

URN: 136400
DfE Number: 845/4611
UKPRN: 10032386
UPRN: 100060044253
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Hastings (E07000062)
Constituency: Hastings and Rye (E14001274)
Electoral Ward: West St Leonards (E05011215)

Easting & Northing: 578436E, 109477N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 51' 28.47" N 0° 32' 2.54" E
Plus Code: 9F22VG5M+5J

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Saxon Mount School (0.1km)
  2. Mulberry Academy St Leonards (0.2km)
  3. Mulberry West St Leonards Primary (0.2km)
  4. St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy (0.8km)
  5. Robsack Wood Primary School (1.4km)
  6. Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy (1.8km)
  7. Lansdowne Children's Centre (1.8km)
  8. Churchwood Primary School (2.0km)
  9. St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (2.2km)
  10. St Paul's Church of England Academy (2.2km)
Associated schools

Related school*

Predecessor schools†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers.