Ark Alexandra Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,315 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
Academy sponsor led
Mulberry Academy Hastings
- Pupils on roll
- 833of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 47.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 148
- Ofsted
- Report card, 13 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hillcrest School (URN 114601, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 170 pupils who finished Year 11 at Mulberry Academy Hastings in 2023, 21% moved to a sixth form college, 62% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.2 against 46.1 across England and 43.1 in East Sussex, with 27% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in East Sussex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Mulberry Academy Hastings | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 170 | 5,083 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 14% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 21% | 24% | 13% |
| — further education college | 62% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Mulberry Academy Hastings | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.2 | 43.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.15 | 3.80 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.1 | 30.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.5 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 147 | 99% | 88% | 5% | 22% | 60% |
| English Language | 146 | 99% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 60% |
| English Literature | 138 | 93% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 119 | 80% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 39% |
| History | 73 | 49% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 49% |
| Geography | 46 | 31% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 37% |
| Photography | 38 | 26% | 6% | 21% | 19% | 87% |
| Fine Art | 23 | 16% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 83% |
| Biology | 22 | 15% | 23% | 14% | 45% | 77% |
| Chemistry | 22 | 15% | 23% | 18% | 47% | 82% |
| Physics | 22 | 15% | 23% | 18% | 46% | 77% |
| Business Studies | 20 | 14% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| Music | 15 | 10% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 73% |
| French | 14 | 9% | 18% | 21% | 29% | 57% |
| Design and Technology | 13 | 9% | 11% | 8% | 23% | 38% |
| Spanish | 12 | 8% | 19% | 33% | 27% | 67% |
| Drama | 9 | 6% | 7% | 56% | 27% | 89% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 5% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 63% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 5% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 38% |
| Sociology | 7 | 5% | 4% | 14% | 21% | 57% |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 37 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 29 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in East Sussex
Beacon Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,642 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.2
Bexhill High Academy
Academy converter · 1,441 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Chailey School
Community school · 862 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.3
Claverham Community College
Community school · 1,147 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.3
Gildredge House
Free schools · 1,169 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.