Hailsham Academy

General Information

Address: Battle Road, Hailsham, BN27 1DT
Phone: 01323841468
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Thomas Redman Anna Robinson
Age range: 2-16 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 1577
School capacity: 2181
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 412
% eligible for free school meals: 27.3%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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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

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

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.

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Ranked #41 of 42 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#39Willingdon Primary SchoolGood
#40St Michael's Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#41Hailsham AcademyInadequate
#42Ninfield Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate

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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.

#1Parkside Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Polegate Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Alfriston SchoolGood
#4All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Ashdown Primary SchoolGood
#6Blackboys Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Bonners CofE School & NurseryGood
#8Buxted CofE Primary SchoolGood
#9Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Danehill Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11East Hoathly CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Five Ashes CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13Fletching Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Forest Row Church of England Primary School and NurseryGood
#15Frant Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Grovelands Community Primary SchoolGood
#18Hankham Primary SchoolGood
#19Hellingly Community Primary SchoolGood
#20Herstmonceux Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21High Hurstwood Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22Laughton Community Primary SchoolGood
#23Little Horsted Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#24Manor Primary SchoolGood
#25Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood
#26Mayfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#27Maynards Green Community Primary SchoolGood
#28Nutley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#29Rocks Park Primary SchoolGood
#30Rotherfield Primary SchoolGood
#31Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#32St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#33St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#34St Marys Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#35St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#36Stone Cross SchoolGood
#37Wadhurst CofE Primary School and NurseryGood
#38White House AcademyGood
#39Willingdon Primary SchoolGood
#40St Michael's Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#41Hailsham AcademyInadequate
#42Ninfield Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

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