Hellingly Community Primary School, Hailsham
Hellingly Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Hailsham, part of Wandle Learning Trust.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Hellingly Community Primary School in detail
Results
Hellingly Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114396), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Hellingly Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Hellingly Community Primary School as their first choice and 140 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Hellingly Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hellingly Community Primary School are Hawkes Farm Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); Grovelands Community Primary School (1.3 miles); White House Academy (1.8 miles, Good, 68% reading, 86% maths); and Thornton Grove Academy (2 miles).
Hawkes Farm AcademyGrovelands Community Primary SchoolWhite House AcademyThornton Grove Academy
The trust
Hellingly 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
14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 26 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 5 (2.6%) 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 autism.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Hellingly Community Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village Hall (adjacent), 50 metres away.
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)
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
Hellingly Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Hellingly Community Primary School (URN 114396), it was rated Good in June 2016.
At a Glance
14.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Hellingly Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114396). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hellingly Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hellingly Community Primary School.
- Premier Wraparound Care at Hellingly Community Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Hellingly 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 Hellingly Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hellingly 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 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 Hellingly Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
195 pupils
242 places
47 spare places
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
26
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
15.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
195
Total Pupils
106
Boys
89
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
15.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,290
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Hellingly Community Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114396). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
7.6%
Overall absence
22.1%
Persistent absence
172
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
Hellingly Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hellingly Community Primary School
Are there exam results for Hellingly Community Primary School?
Hellingly Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114396), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Hellingly Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hellingly Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Hellingly Community Primary School (URN 114396), it was rated Good in June 2016.
What is the catchment area for Hellingly Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hellingly 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 Hellingly Community Primary School?
Classes at Hellingly Community Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hellingly Community Primary School?
Hellingly Community Primary School has around 195 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Hellingly Community Primary School?
Apply through East Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Hellingly 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 Hellingly Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Wraparound Care at Hellingly Community Primary School (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 Hellingly Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 Hellingly Community Primary School?
Hellingly Community Primary School is at North Street, Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 4DS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)