Saxon Mount School

State-Funded School

saxon-mount-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Hastings and RyeConstituency

TN38 8HHPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Saxon Mount School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 172 pupils. Saxon Mount School is part of Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 8.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.82

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

172

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 172
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
29 Nov 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.