Primary school

Hellingly Community Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • East Sussex
  • BN27 4DS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,268 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 35%35% · 2018/192022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 57%2024/25: top 69%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM57% · South East 64%3/10 Below−35.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East+9.1 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 30 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 55% · 31 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 57% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 73% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 52% · 29 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 60% · 30 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 57% · 30 pupils · South East 64%73%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 10% · 31 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 29 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 106106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 31 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · South East 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in84.8%
28 of 33 who put it first2014 · 93.5%2026 · 84.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3328
2nd682
3rd390

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2021

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2021Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026195
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.2%
First language not English1.0%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.6%
Persistently absent pupils22.1%

Girls 42.4%Boys 57.6%

80.6% full · 242 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 8.5
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 7.3
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 10.1 FTE · Whole workforce 20.2 · 30 people

Financials

No AAR return published for this school