Hailsham Academy

Wealden · BN27 1DT

General information All-through School · 2-16 years Who goes here 1577 pupils, 27.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Inadequate

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Hailsham Academy

General Information

Address: Battle Road, Hailsham, BN27 1DT – View on map
Phone: 01323841468
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Thomas Redman Anna Robinson
Age range: 2-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 128 families put it first for 198 places – 6 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area.
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 67 families put it first for 60 places – 11 for every 10 places. 84% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area.
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

1577 pupils out of 2181 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 412
% eligible for free school meals: 27.3%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Wealden average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across East Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 82 (2.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 32 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in East Sussex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 12.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 33.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Severe learning difficulties 12 places · 12 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 49 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 48 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 12 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Inadequate 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

View full Ofsted inspection report

5th of 5 all-through schools in Wealden for Ofsted rating

#3Heathfield Community CollegeGood
#4Willingdon Community SchoolGood
#5Hailsham AcademyInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Beacon AcademyOutstanding
#2Uckfield CollegeOutstanding
#3Heathfield Community CollegeGood
#4Willingdon Community SchoolGood
#5Hailsham AcademyInadequate

Financials

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