East Sussex Academy
Special / other · Hailsham · BN27 3NW
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, special measures, at the inspection of 6 February 2024. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 6 February 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
120 pupils · 86% of 140 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 62.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- Website
- eastsussex.lseat.org.uk
- URN
- 152095
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 6 February 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 120 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 88% (East Sussex 88%, England 73%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (East Sussex 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (East Sussex 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (East Sussex 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (East Sussex 2%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (East Sussex 2%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (East Sussex 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
3.11% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £56,375; 15.2% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 24.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 19.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 31.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 12.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 40% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 88% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 2.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 9.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 43.1% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 20.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 10.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021180 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £310,000248 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £260,000–£389,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 4an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 22an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 7an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted