St Mary's School and 6th Form College
Special school in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex. Good (Mar 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 March 2022, report published 17 May 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2026
The last inspection was in March 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 0.8 milesGlyne Gap School
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
- 2.2 milesSaxon Mount School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025)
- 3.3 milesNew Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025)
- 4.7 milesThe Flagship School
Report card, Jan 2026: 6 expected
- 4.8 milesTorfield School
School remains Outstanding (Feb 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.