# St Mary's School and 6th Form College

St 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.

Special school. Code E133653. [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Non-maintained special school
- Ages: 5 to 19
- Pupils: 221
- Council: Rother
- URN: 133653

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalene-catholic-primary-school-e114565): 540 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bexhill College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bexhill-college-e130670): 590 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Chantry Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chantry-community-primary-school-e150494): 920 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Richard's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-catholic-college-e151779): 970 m. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed
- [St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-cofe-primary-school-e114564): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Glyne Gap School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glyne-gap-school-e139521): 1.2 km. Special. Standards maintained, December 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/133653)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/133653)

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