Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Hailsham, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.90 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Hailsham, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 September 2022. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Herstmonceux Church of England 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 | 3.90 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 2.81 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 1.64 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | 2.55 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 3.90 miles, 4th longest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.74 miles.
- That distance was further from the school than in 2024 and in 2017, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 50% met the expected reading, writing and maths standard in 2024/25 (England 62%), lowest of this and the 5 of the 8 nearest East Sussex primary schools 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
- Hailsham Road, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, BN27 4LG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 September 2022
Strengths
- “They show a genuine care for one another and form strong friendships.”
- “Warm relationships between staff and pupils create a calm and respectful culture.”
- “Pupils are happy, feel safe and enjoy their learning.”
To improve
- “However, some strategies for teaching are less consistently applied across the school.”
- “This is because leaders have not carefully checked that teachers are clear about how to teach some lesson content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (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) | 50% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Thornton Grove Academy 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawkes Farm Academy 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- White House Academy 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hellingly Community Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grovelands Community Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ninfield Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dallington Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hankham Primary School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published