Grovelands Community Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Hailsham, East Sussex, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its specialist base has 17 places for autism.
- Ages 2–11
- 694 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 17 places, 17 pupils
- Pupils
- 694
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Goulding (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Wandle Learning Trust
- Council
- East Sussex
- School reference (URN)
- 151810
Needs its base supports
1 need: autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often East Sussex council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, February 2020; standards maintained (June 2025)
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in February 2020.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: Standards maintained (ungraded inspection, June 2025).
Contact and getting there
Dunbar Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3UW
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Hailsham Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 2–16 · Ofsted: Inadequate 0.5 miles
- The Ropemakers' Academy Special school · Ages 4–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.7 miles
- East Sussex Academy Alternative provision · Ages 4–16 · Ofsted: Inadequate 0.9 miles
All SEND schools in East Sussex
By need in East Sussex: Autism (27) · Speech and language (13) · Moderate learning (12) · Severe learning (7) · SEMH (5) · Hearing (5) · Physical (5) · PMLD (2) · Dyslexia and SpLD (2)
Questions about Grovelands Community Primary School
How do I get a place in Grovelands Community Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Grovelands Community Primary School support?
Autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Grovelands Community Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Grovelands Community Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Grovelands Community Primary School?
Dunbar Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3UW, in East Sussex.
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