Hankham Primary School
Hankham Road, Hankham, Pevensey, BN24 5AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Timlin
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 114395
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323763265
About this school
Hankham Primary School is a community primary school in Pevensey. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 107 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 68% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 89% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 84% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 79% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hankham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 124 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hankham Primary School compares
Hankham Primary School ranked 99th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.4% | 28% | 107 | — |
| Stone Cross School | 53% | 5% | 14.9% | 419 | 0.8 miles |
| Shinewater Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 45.7% | 393 | 1.3 miles |
| Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 18% | 415 | 1.5 miles |
| West Rise Primary School and Nursery | — | 6.5% | 26.4% | 607 | 1.8 miles |
| Oakwood Primary Academy | 57% | 6.8% | 44% | 300 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 25 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report17 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.97%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stone Cross School0.8 miles
Primary · Pevensey
-
Shinewater Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Pevensey
-
West Rise Primary School and Nursery1.8 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
-
Oakwood Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Eastbourne
Other schools in Pevensey
- Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School Primary
- Stone Cross School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hankham Primary School teach?
- Hankham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Pevensey.
- Who is the headteacher of Hankham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hankham Primary School is Mrs Sarah Timlin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hankham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hankham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hankham Primary School?
- Hankham Primary School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hankham Primary School full?
- Hankham Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 107 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hankham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hankham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hankham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hankham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hankham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hankham Primary School rank locally?
- Hankham Primary School ranked 99th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hankham Primary School's absence rate?
- Hankham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hankham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hankham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.