Academy sponsor led · Primary
Hailsham · BN27 2PH · East Sussex
Ages 3–11
- FSM44.5%
3.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 114506
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Hailsham · BN27 4LG
Ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · East Sussex
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
71%
Overall absence
5.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-11-10
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 4.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 189
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill97%
203 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- Boys / girls
- 97 / 106
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 203 / 210 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- FSM pupils
- 35
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Federation
- The Sussex Spires Federation
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Catherine Cottingham
Location
- Address
- Hailsham Road, Herstmonceux
- Postcode
- BN27 4LG
- Town
- Hailsham
- County
- East Sussex
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- District
- Wealden
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hailsham, East Sussex, 203 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Catherine Cottingham
- Telephone
- 01323833148