Hawkes Farm Academy
Hawks Road, Hailsham, BN27 1ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Isobel Miskelly
- Sponsor
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 143119
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323841466
About this school
Hawkes Farm Academy is a primary academy in Hailsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 328 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 59 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 57% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 68% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 63% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Hawkes Farm Academy 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 | 59% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 372 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawkes Farm Academy compares
Hawkes Farm Academy ranked 24th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.5% | 28% | 328 | — |
| Grovelands Community Primary School | — | — | — | 694 | 0.6 miles |
| Hellingly Community Primary School | — | — | — | 195 | 0.9 miles |
| White House Academy | 68% | 8.1% | 38.7% | 190 | 0.9 miles |
| Thornton Grove Academy | — | — | — | 253 | 1.1 miles |
| Park Mead Primary School | 71% | 5.5% | 18.2% | 90 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.01%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 6.53%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grovelands Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
Hellingly Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
White House Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
Thornton Grove Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
Park Mead Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Hailsham
Other schools in Hailsham
- Grovelands Community Primary School Primary
- Hellingly Community Primary School Primary
- Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School Primary
- Park Mead Primary School Primary
- Thornton Grove Academy Primary
- White House Academy Primary
- Hailsham Academy All-through
- East Sussex Academy Academies
- The Ropemakers' Academy Free Schools
- Bede's Senior School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Hawkes Farm Academy teach?
- Hawkes Farm Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hailsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hawkes Farm Academy?
- The headteacher of Hawkes Farm Academy is Mrs Isobel Miskelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hawkes Farm Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hawkes Farm Academy, 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 Hawkes Farm Academy?
- Hawkes Farm Academy has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hawkes Farm Academy full?
- Hawkes Farm Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 328 on roll (78%), 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 Hawkes Farm Academy a faith school?
- No. Hawkes Farm Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hawkes Farm Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hawkes Farm Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hawkes Farm Academy?
- Hawkes Farm Academy is part of STEP ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hawkes Farm Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hawkes Farm Academy rank locally?
- Hawkes Farm Academy ranked 24th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hawkes Farm Academy's absence rate?
- Hawkes Farm Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hawkes Farm Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawkes Farm Academy'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 2 July 2026.