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Hellingly Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
North Street, Hellingly, Hailsham BN27 4DS · hellingly.e-sussex.sch.uk · 01323 844346
On the mapSearch near BN27 4DS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2021
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 195
- 81% of 242 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114396)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 June 2021, Ofsted’s outcome for Hellingly Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2021
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114396)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114396), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114396)
Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114396)