Thornton Grove Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Hailsham, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2023 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Thornton Grove Academy is a primary school in Hailsham, East Sussex for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Thornton Grove Academy 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers, and all 30 offers went to first-choice families; 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- Its 1.1 first choices per offer for Reception 2026 was the 25th highest of 134 East Sussex primary schools, and 30 places are published for Reception 2027.
- 39.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- There are 15.6 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 19.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
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
- Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2PH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 253 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- White House Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Grovelands Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawkes Farm Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hellingly Community Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Mead Primary School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Polegate Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hankham Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published