Report card · inspected Mar 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 24 March 2026Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
- 4 July 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry81 applications · 30 places offered · 43 named it first
- 2026 2.7; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 3.3; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 2.7; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2022 3.1; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2021 2.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 2.9; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2019 2.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2018 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2017 2.3; East Sussex median median 2.0
- 2016 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2015 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2014 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.8
- This school
- East Sussex median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 100 | 3.3 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 44 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 47 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 45 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 87 | 2.9 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 48 | 1.60 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 49 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2016 | 27 | 55 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 | 23 | 38 | 1.7 | 22 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- East Sussex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72% | 7% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 7% | 105 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 3% | 107 | 107 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Parkside Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · East Sussex20262.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · East SussexGood20221.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · East SussexStandards maintained20252.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 5.7 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 6.8 km · East SussexStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · East SussexRemains Good20232.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114482 · 845/2160
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 225 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQ
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Wealden
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources