Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther secondary schools in East Sussex
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Outstanding | |||
| Leadership and management | Outstanding | |||
| Sixth form provision | Outstanding |
Inspection history
- 23 May 2023Graded inspection: Good
- 11 March 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
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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 entry482 applications · 248 places offered · 271 named it first
- 2026 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2025 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2024 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2022 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2021 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2019 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2018 1.5; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2017 1.4; East Sussex median median 1.6
- 2016 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2015 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.4
- 2014 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.5
- This school
- East Sussex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 248 | 482 | 1.9 | 271 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2025 | 237 | 392 | 1.7 | 223 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 | 236 | 440 | 1.9 | 250 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 232 | 416 | 1.8 | 240 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 233 | 458 | 2.0 | 298 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2021 | 234 | 444 | 1.9 | 267 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2020 | 231 | 385 | 1.7 | 245 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2019 | 235 | 376 | 1.6 | 258 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 | 236 | 346 | 1.5 | 243 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 231 | 333 | 1.4 | 223 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 232 | 292 | 1.3 | 220 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 207 | 262 | 1.3 | 183 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 195 | 253 | 1.3 | 189 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 225 | 50.0 | 48% | 74% | – |
| 2024/25 | 232 | 50.6 | 54% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 230 | 49.5 | 50% | 74% | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 239 | 54.6 | 59% | 82% | +0.53 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Heathfield Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolGood20231.9applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · East SussexStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · East SussexSerious weaknesses Inadequate20230.9applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
- 12.4 km · East SussexOutstanding20241.6applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 12.4 km · East SussexOutstanding20241.9applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 13.1 km · East SussexSpecial measures Inadequate20241.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · East SussexRemains Good · improving20243.1applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 16.8 km · East SussexStandards maintained20243.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 17.5 km · East SussexRemains Good20232.6applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 114587 · 845/4028
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,416 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Wealden
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources