Hailsham Community College Explained

Hailsham Community College
Coordinates:50.8663°N 0.2559°W
Type:Academy
Head Label:Principal
Head:Natalie Chamberlain
Address:Battle Road
City:Hailsham
County:East Sussex
Country:England
Postcode:BN27 1DT
Dfeno:845/4027
Ofsted:yes
Urn:138472
Enrolment:1600
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Parks, Windsor, Hawking, Luther-King, Nightingale and Attenborough
Colours:Yellow, Green, Red, Purple, Blue and Orange

Hailsham Community College is a coeducational all-through school and sixth form with academy status, located in Hailsham, East Sussex, England. There are currently around 1160 pupils at HCC.[1] Hailsham Community College has five buildings, a main block, science block, craft block and sixth form block, as well as a sports hall and astro turf. The sports hall is a million pound lottery-funded building which was built in 2006.[2]

The college has a pathway system in which some students are able to take their GCSE exams a year early.

In June 2007 the college was awarded the Healthy Schools Gold standard for its work on students' health and wellbeing.[3]

The college became an academy on 1 August 2012.[4]

Previously a secondary school, in September 2019 Hailsham Community College opened a primary school department and so is now an all-through school.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=114586 DFE Performance Tables
  2. http://www.hailshamcc.e-sussex.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=53 Hailsham Community College Facilities
  3. http://www.hailshamcc.e-sussex.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124&Itemid=78 Hailsham Community College Achievements
  4. Web site: Welcome – Hailsham Community College.
  5. Web site: Welcome – Hailsham Community College.