Grovelands Community Primary School

Dunbar Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3UW

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 August 2025 and continues as Grovelands Community Primary School (URN 151810) (opened 1 September 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 54.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 66.0%
Writing (Expected): 67.0%
Maths (Expected): 64.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 56.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 102.0
Cohort Size: 89

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 700
Boys: 364 (52%)
Girls: 336 (48%)
Capacity: 630 (111% full)
SEND: 22.1%
FSM Eligible: 26.3%
EAL: 4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.1%
SEN Support: 19.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 22.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 29.7
Budget per Pupil: £6,551/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 14.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.0%
White Other: 2.7%
Asian Indian: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
Black African: 1.0%
Gypsy/Roma: 0.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%

88.0%

White British

2.7%

White Other

1.9%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

head@grovelands.e-sussex.sch.uk

Dunbar Drive

Hailsham, South East

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Administrative

URN: 114393
UKPRN: 10073682
Establishment No.: 2059

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