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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Hailsham Academy

All-through Academy converter URN 152097
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 2,181 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 March 2023
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Inadequate
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
Published 16 May 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority East Sussex
Trust MARK EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,577 1,546 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 751 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 826 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.4%
1.6 pts above England
School 26.4%
Wealden 15.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.9%
16.4 pts below England
School 3.9%
Wealden 3.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Wealden 0.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.0%
1,387
Any other White background
2.5%
40
Unclassified
1.9%
30
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
20
Any other Asian background
1.0%
15
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.1% 190 of 1,577 pupils
8.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.1%
Wealden 20.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.8% 155 pupils
England 14.8% 5.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 35 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 68
Social, emotional & mental health 56
Speech, language & communication 21
No specialist assessment yet 18
Specific learning difficulty 15
Other difficulty or disability 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

11.95%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

5.73 pts higher than England
School 11.95%
Wealden 7.09%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

33.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

17.18 pts higher than England
School 33.00%
Wealden 17.24%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

7.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.20 pts higher than England
School 7.00%
Wealden 2.65%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.3% 18.8 pts below England
Hailsham Academy
72.3%
Wealden
91.1%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information