St Mary's School

Horam, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 0BT

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

6.8

Attainment 8

9–16

Ages

Pupils

Boys

Gender

Academy special converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: East Sussex →
School Type: Academy special converter
Age Range: Ages 9–16
Gender: Boys
Pupils / Capacity: 84 / 81 (104%) · over capacity
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

63.1%

Disadvantaged

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

31%

Sustained destination

31%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

30.9%

Overall absence

70.4%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

15.2

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.6 vs 2023/24

6.4

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.1 vs 2023/24

6.67

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

£57,024

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↑ +£1,402 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

↓ -1 vs 2023/24

3.6

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£24,452

Spend per pupil

£28,048

Income per pupil

56%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.