# Hailsham Academy

Hailsham Academy is a all-through school in Wealden, for pupils aged 2 to 16.

It had 1,577 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

All-through school. Code E152097. [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden)

- Phase: All-through
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 16
- Pupils: 1,577
- Council: Wealden
- URN: 152097

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Hailsham Academy was 35.4, against 43.9 in Wealden and 46.2 in England.
29.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wealden | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 35.4 | 43.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29.2% | 44.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47.2% | 64.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 233 | – | – |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Ropemakers' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ropemakers-academy-e148035): 330 m. Special. Good (overall), June 2023
- [White House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-house-academy-e145015): 530 m. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grovelands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grovelands-community-primary-school-e151810): 640 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [Thornton Grove Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornton-grove-academy-e152103): 920 m. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hawkes Farm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawkes-farm-academy-e143119): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [East Sussex Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-sussex-academy-e152095): 1.4 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, special measures

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/152097)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152097)

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