Hankham Primary School

About Hankham Primary School

Hankham Primary School is a mixed state primary in Wealden, East Sussex, serving 118 pupils aged 4 to 11. Within the local authority, it ranks 33rd out of 144 same-type schools, placing it comfortably in the top quarter of its peers. The top-performing schools nearby include St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School, Catsfield Church of England Primary School, and Blackboys Church of England Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Hankham’s own ranking score of 68 reflects solid performance, though it sits below those leading peers. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Polegate Primary School, 3.5 km away, but Hankham itself holds a Good rating, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections, the latest in 2023.

Academically, Hankham’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is above the East Sussex local authority average of 59%, a meaningful gap that suggests the school is performing well relative to its neighbours. In individual subjects, 89% reached the expected standard in reading, 84% in maths, and 74% in writing. Higher attainment is more limited: 16% achieved a higher standard in reading, 5% in maths, and none in writing or the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. The school does not publish progress scores for any subject, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds compared with pupils’ starting points, but the attainment data paints a picture of a school where most children leave with solid foundations.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, it received 50 applications for just 10 places, with only 8 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 5 to 1. Facilities include a sensory room, gymnasium, library, sports hall, ICT suite, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports on offer range from football and cricket to dance, gymnastics, and swimming, while clubs include coding, book club, and drama. The school identifies four areas of SEND provision: specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a relatively small roll and a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (28%), Hankham is likely to suit families looking for a community-focused primary where individual attention is possible, though competition for places is fierce.

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