Grovelands Community Primary School, Hailsham
Grovelands Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Hailsham, part of Wandle Learning Trust.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Grovelands Community Primary School in detail
Results
Grovelands Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114393), 66% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Grovelands Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 105 families put Grovelands Community Primary School as their first choice and 177 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Grovelands Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Grovelands Community Primary School are Hawkes Farm Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); White House Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 86% maths); Thornton Grove Academy (1 mile); and Hellingly Community Primary School (1.3 miles).
Hawkes Farm AcademyWhite House AcademyThornton Grove AcademyHellingly Community Primary School
The trust
Grovelands Community Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Wandle Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 205 pupils (29.5%) received SEN support and 21 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Grovelands Community Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 17 places, 17 pupils on roll.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Grovelands Community Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grovelands Road (adjacent), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 138 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Grovelands Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Grovelands Community Primary School (URN 114393), it was rated Good in February 2020.
At a Glance
23.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
20
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Grovelands Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114393). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 62% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Grovelands Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Grovelands Community Primary School.
- Summer Adventure Camp at Hailsham CC650m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Grovelands Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see East Sussex's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Grovelands Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Grovelands Community Primary School is in East Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to East Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Grovelands Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
110%
Over capacity
694 pupils
630 places
64 pupils over capacity
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Hailsham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hailsham
Across East Sussex council
Places available
5,501
Applications
4,559
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across East Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
205
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
32.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Grovelands Community Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 17 places, 17 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
694
Total Pupils
363
Boys
331
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
40
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,335
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Grovelands Community Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114393). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.2%
Overall absence
14.6%
Persistent absence
562
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Grovelands Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Grovelands Community Primary School
Are there exam results for Grovelands Community Primary School?
Grovelands Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114393), 66% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Grovelands Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Grovelands Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Grovelands Community Primary School (URN 114393), it was rated Good in February 2020.
What is the catchment area for Grovelands Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Grovelands Community Primary School is oversubscribed, East Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Grovelands Community Primary School?
Classes at Grovelands Community Primary School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Grovelands Community Primary School?
Grovelands Community Primary School has around 694 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Grovelands Community Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Grovelands Community Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 17 places, 17 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Grovelands Community Primary School?
Apply through East Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Grovelands Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Grovelands Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Grovelands Community Primary School: Summer Adventure Camp at Hailsham CC (650m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Grovelands Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Grovelands Community Primary School?
Grovelands Community Primary School is at Dunbar Drive, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3UW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)