Hailsham Academy
Battle Road, Hailsham, BN27 1DT
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Thomas Redman Natalie Chamberlain
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,380
- Pupils on roll
- 1,577
- URN
- 152097
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323841468
About this school
Hailsham Academy is an all-through academy in Hailsham. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 1,577 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hailsham Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Hailsham Community College (URN 138472).
How Hailsham Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 12% | — | 1,577 | — |
| The Cavendish School | 47.3 | 6.4% | 20.7% | 1,399 | 5.9 miles |
| Gildredge House | 46.7 | 6.4% | 18.8% | 1,169 | 6.7 miles |
| The Ropemakers' Academy | 0.9 | 34.4% | 67.6% | 115 | 0.2 miles |
| White House Academy | — | 8.1% | 38.7% | 190 | 0.3 miles |
| Grovelands Community Primary School | — | — | — | 694 | 0.4 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.
- Overall absence
- 11.95%
- Persistent absence
- 33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cavendish School5.9 miles
All-through · Eastbourne
-
Gildredge House6.7 miles
All-through · Eastbourne
-
The Ropemakers' Academy0.2 miles
Free Schools · Hailsham
-
White House Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hailsham
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Grovelands Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hailsham
Other schools in Hailsham
- Grovelands Community Primary School Primary
- Hawkes Farm Academy 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
- East Sussex Academy Academies
- The Ropemakers' Academy Free Schools
- Bede's Senior School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hailsham Academy teach?
- Hailsham Academy teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is an all-through school in Hailsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hailsham Academy?
- The headteacher of Hailsham Academy is Thomas Redman Natalie Chamberlain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hailsham Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hailsham 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 many pupils are at Hailsham Academy?
- Hailsham Academy has 1,577 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is Hailsham Academy full?
- Hailsham Academy has capacity for 1,380 pupils and 1,577 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Hailsham Academy a faith school?
- No. Hailsham Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hailsham Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hailsham Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Hailsham Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hailsham Academy is part of MARK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hailsham Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hailsham Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Hailsham Academy's absence rate?
- Hailsham Academy's overall absence rate is 12% in the latest published census.
- Does Hailsham Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hailsham Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.