Primary school in Hailsham, East Sussex
Hellingly Community Primary School
North Street, Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4DS
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 17 June 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 5 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
- 195
- Places
- 242
- How full
- 81% full — 195 of 242 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 89 / 106
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wealden 018G, 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
- 29%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 86%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 49%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Michelle McKay
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Hellingly
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- URN
- 151811
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkes Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 74% | 0.9 mi |
| Grovelands Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| White House AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 68% | 1.8 mi |
| Thornton Grove AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 2 mi |
| Park Mead Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 71% | 2.2 mi |
| Chiddingly Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 64% | 2.3 mi |
| Herstmonceux Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 50% | 3.6 mi |
| Maynards Green Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 68% | 4 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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