All-through school in Hailsham, East Sussex
Hailsham Academy
Battle Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1DT
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1577
- Places
- 1380
- How full
- Full — 1577 pupils against 1380 places
- Girls / boys
- 751 / 826
- Overall absence
- 12%
- Persistently absent
- 33%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wealden 015C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 50%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- Ages 2–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Thomas Redman Natalie Chamberlain
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Hailsham Central
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- URN
- 152097
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest all-through schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bede's Senior SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.3 mi |
| Willingdon Community SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 45 | 3.8 mi |
| The Turing SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 34.6 | 4.3 mi |
| The Eastbourne AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 37.7 | 4.5 mi |
| Ratton SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 43 | 5.2 mi |
| St Catherine's CollegeAcademy converter | No grade | 47.6 | 5.4 mi |
| The Cavendish SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47.3 | 5.9 mi |
| Gildredge HouseFree schools | No grade | 46.7 | 6.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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