Education Settings Supported by Mental Health Support Teams

Overview

The East Sussex Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) provide short-term support for children and young people affected by mild to moderate mental health needs. Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) deliver the evidence-based interventions. They are East Sussex County Council teams with close links to the NHS.

The main referral pathway into the service is via the school / college Link Person. MHSTs will also accept direct referrals from certain services and professionals. This includes the East Sussex School Health Service and i-Rock.

This page lists education settings in East Sussex that MHSTs support.

To find out more, we recommend contacting the school in the first instance.

All Settings Supported by MHSTs

Settings in East Sussex supported by MHSTs, as of September 2025, are:

• All Saints Church of England Junior Academy (DCAT)
• All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill
• Annecy Catholic Primary School
• Ark Alexandra Academy
• Ark Blacklands Primary Academy (Ark)
• Ark Castledown Primary Academy
• Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy (Ark)
• Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School
• Bexhill College
• Bexhill High Academy
• Bourne Primary School
• Breakwater Academy
• Chantry Community Primary School
• Christchurch Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
• Churchwood Primary Academy
• Chyngton School
• Claverham Community College
• Cradle Hill Community Primary School
• Crowhurst CofE Primary School
• Cuckmere House School
• Denton Community Primary School and Nursery
• East Sussex Academy (previously known as College Central)
• East Sussex College Group - Ore Campus, Hastings
• East Sussex College Group - Plaza
• Eastbourne Academy
• Gildredge House (Primary and Secondary)
• Glenleigh Park Primary Academy
• Grovelands Community Primary School
• Guestling Bradshaw
• Hailsham Community College
• Harbour Primary and Nursery School
• Hawkes Farm Academy
• Hellingly Community Primary School
• Heron Park Primary Academy
• High Cliff Academy
• Hollington Primary Academy
• King Offa Primary Academy
• Langney Primary School
• Little Common School
• Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery
• New Horizons (SABDEN MAT)
• Oakwood Primary Academy
• Ocklynge Primary School
• Ore Village Primary Academy
• Park Mead Primary School
• Parkland Junior School
• Peacehaven Community School
• Peacehaven Heights Primary School
• Priory School
• Ratton School
• Ringmer Kings Academy 
• Ringmer Primary
• Robertsbridge School
• Robsack Wood Primary Academy (UoBAT)
• Rye College (Aquinas Trust)
• Rye Community Primary (Aquinas Trust)
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
• Saleshurst Church of England Primary School
• Sandown Primary School and Nursery
• Saxon Mount School (TASMAT)
• Seaford Head School
• Seaford Primary School
• Seahaven Academy
• Seddlescombe Church of England Primary School
• Shinewater Primary
• Silverdale Primary Academy  (UoBAT)
• South Malling Church of England Primary
• Southover Church of England Primary School
• St Catherine’s College
• St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy (DCAT)
• St Michael’s Playden Church of England Primary School
• St Pauls Church of England Primary Academy (DCAT)
• St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School
• St Richard's Catholic College
• St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
• Stafford Junior School
• Staplecross Methodist Primary
• Telscombe Cliffs Community Primary School
• The Baird Primary Academy
• The Cavendish School (Primary and Secondary)
• The Flagship School
• The Hastings Academy
• The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary
• The Lindfield School
• The St Leonards Academy
• The Turing School
• The Workplace
• Thorton Grove (was Burfield and Phoenix)
• Ticehurst & Flimwell Church of England School
• Torfield School (TASMAT)
• Uplands Academy
• Wallands Community Primary School
• West Rise 
• West St Leonards Primary Academy (UoBAT)
• Westfield School
• White House Academy
• Willingdon Community School

Additional Help and Support

There is a lot of support available for mental health needs in East Sussex. That is whether your school is or isn't listed on this page. Support includes in-person, online and over the phone advice and guidance. To find out more, visit our page on Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing.

Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms

We explain some of the terms used on this website on our page, Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms.