East Sussex Academy
East Sussex Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Hailsham for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 120 pupils and room for 140. About 62 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2024.
Oaklands Way, Hailsham, BN27 3NWeastsussex.lseat.org.ukMr Guy Walsh headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 February 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to East Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (116), Autistic spectrum disorder (4).
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailsham Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,577 | Inadequate 2023 | 0 | Compare |
| White House Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 190 | Good 2019 | 34 | Compare |
| The Ropemakers' Academy | Free school | 1.0 miles | 115 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Grovelands Community Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 694 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| Thornton Grove Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 253 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hawkes Farm Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 328 | No overall grade 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| Polegate Primary School | Council | 2.0 miles | 689 | Outstanding 2020 | 44 | Compare |
| Park Mead Primary School | Council | 2.0 miles | 90 | Not inspected | 34 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is East Sussex Academy a good school?
East Sussex Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in February 2024.
What is East Sussex Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated East Sussex Academy inadequate at its last full inspection on 6 February 2024.
How many pupils does East Sussex Academy have?
120 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 140 places, so it is 86% full.
Does East Sussex Academy have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Oaklands Way, Hailsham, BN27 3NW
- Website
- eastsussex.lseat.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Guy Walsh
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- London South East Academies Trust (19 schools)
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Hailsham South
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (fresh start)
- URN
- 152095 · LAESTAB 8451102 · UKPRN 10099263
- Formerly
- College Central
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.