Park Mead Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hailsham, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Park Mead Primary School is a primary school in Hailsham, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Park Mead Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 2.03 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 2.55 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 2.01 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 3 of the 6 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 9 first-choice applications for 10 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 expected-standard result was the 2nd highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Michelham Priory Road, Upper Dicker, Hailsham, BN27 3QP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 90 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Staff have created a friendly and nurturing environment in this small, inclusive school.”
- “This helps pupils feel safe, happy and valued.”
- “Pupils know that the school will help them if they have a concern.”
To improve
- “At times, teachers do not routinely check what pupils know carefully enough.”
- “As a result, some activities are not adapted as well as they could be in order to give pupils the help they need to achieve the task set.”
- “This means that, on some occasions, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 9 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Grovelands Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hellingly Community Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawkes Farm Academy 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- White House Academy 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chiddingly Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thornton Grove Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Polegate Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Laughton Community Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published