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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 June 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Hellingly Community Primary School, URN 114396
- 16 June 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Hellingly Community Primary School, URN 114396
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry140 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first
- 2026 4.7; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 5.0; East Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 3.2; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 3.0; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2022 3.5; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2021 3.2; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 4.1; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 4.3; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 3.6; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 3.9; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 3.6; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 3.6; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- East Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Hellingly Community Primary School (URN 114396), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 140 | 4.7 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 * | 30 | 150 | 5.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 30 | 97 | 3.2 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 105 | 3.5 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 * | 29 | 92 | 3.2 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 129 | 4.3 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 107 | 3.6 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 118 | 3.9 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 108 | 3.6 | 49 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 135 | 2.3 | 46 | 0.77 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Hellingly Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20214.7applications per place
- 1.5 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · East SussexStandards maintained20252.0applications per place
- 2.9 km · East SussexStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · East SussexNot yet inspected1.4applications per place
- 3.5 km · East SussexStandards maintained20243.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · East SussexStandards maintained20242.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · East SussexRemains Good20222.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 6.5 km · East SussexStandards maintained20252.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151811 · 845/2062
- Capacity
- 242 pupils · 195 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2025
- Replaced
- Hellingly Community Primary School (URN 114396)
- Address
- North Street, Hellingly, Hailsham, BN27 4DS
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Wealden
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources