Thornton Grove Academy
Primary · Hailsham · BN27 2PH
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Not yet graded
No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.
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253 pupils · 120% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 44.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 152103
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 33 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.10 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.10 first-choice applications per place30 places offered · 33 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)
- other children (closer than)
- 875 m (≈0.54 mi)
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Hailsham school admissions · East Sussex school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
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no data
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 77% (East Sussex 81%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (East Sussex 5%, England 7%) · White Gypsy/Roma 3% (East Sussex 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (East Sussex 1%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (East Sussex 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 2% (East Sussex 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (East Sussex 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (East Sussex 0%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (East Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (East Sussex 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (East Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (East Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (East Sussex 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,197; 29.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 17.8% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 24.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 19.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 32.1% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 40.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 45.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 43% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 10.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 14.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 20.5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 9.6% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 23.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01021179 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £265,000242 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £210,000–£324,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper 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
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 2an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 8an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an 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