Robsack Wood Primary School, St Leonards-on-Sea

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Robsack Wood Primary School, our vision is to create a community where every child feels safe, happy and always learning. We are proud to be part of the Pioneer Academy Trust, working together to provide a nurturing and inspiring environment where all children can thrive and achieve their full potential."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026 and an admissions event on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Robsack Wood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in East Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Robsack Wood Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Robsack Wood Primary School are Churchwood Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 46% maths); Mulberry West St Leonards Primary (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); Hollington Primary School (1 mile, 55% reading, 47% maths); and Mulberry Silverdale Primary (1.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 74% maths).

Robsack Wood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Robsack Wood Primary School is one of 23 schools run by The Pioneer Academy, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 91 pupils (22.5%) received SEN support and 3 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Robsack Wood Primary School had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is West St Leonards Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rocky Shaw (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Robsack Wood Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 132 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Robsack Wood Primary School issued 23 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Robsack Wood Primary School are Mulberry Academy St Leonards (1 mile) and Lansdowne Children's Centre (1.7 miles).