St Mary's School and 6th Form College
Special schoolSt Mary's School and 6th Form College is a special school in Rother, for pupils aged 5 to 19. It had 221 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Mary's School and 6th Form College was 7.7, against 46.7 in Rother and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Rother | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 7.7 | 46.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 50.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 13.3% | 69.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 15 | – | – |
- St Mary's School and 6th Form College teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Bexhill CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file590 m
- Chantry Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- St Richard's Catholic CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed970 m
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Glyne Gap SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, December 20241.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rother
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).