Hailsham Community College

Hailsham Community College Academy Trust is an all through school serving 1,500 students in the secondary phase and approximately 300 students in the primary phase. In the early part of 2018, we were approached by the Local Authority to provide a new Primary and Pre-school provision within the town. In September 2019 we opened a brand-new school approximately a mile from the Secondary site, thus extending the designation of the Trust to a 2-19 all-through school.

As of September 2023, the college is also being supported by MARK Education Trust, which is formed of two other local schools (Beacon Academy and Uplands Academy). We are choosing to work with MARK Education Trust as both Beacon Academy and Uplands Academy are based in East Sussex and like us, the Trust believes in the importance of schools retaining their unique identity whilst working in partnership. There are many benefits that this will bring to Hailsham Community College, as these links will support us in building on excellent Teaching and Learning throughout the college and will enable us to provide further support for our students as we build capacity and make efficiencies. Our aim is to establish a formal partnership with MARK Education Trust during this academic year.

At Hailsham Community College, we know that relationships between staff, students and our wider community are pivotal to our success. We ask that our staff have high expectations, are ambitious for our students, and that they know them well. We pride ourselves on our rigorous focus on the child as a unique individual, including our most disadvantaged and those with SEND. We want to ensure that the lessons that our students receive are personalised and inclusive, enabling them to be actively engaged in their learning.

At Hailsham Primary School, we understand that each child is unique and will learn in different ways; our staff treat children as individuals and will always seek to find a way to make learning personal to the child. Our goal is always to help each child reach their full potential and be the very best they can be.

Mrs Natalie Chamberlain/Mr Tom Redman

Head of School Secondary/Head of School Primary