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Grovelands Community Primary School

Dunbar Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3UW

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Grovelands Community Primary School (URN 114393) since 1 July 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

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
Capacity
630 (0% 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • 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

01323840062
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Dunbar Drive

Hailsham, South East

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Administrative

URN
151810
UKPRN
10098056
Establishment No.
2059
Trust
WANDLE LEARNING TRUST

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