Academy sponsor led · East Sussex

Heron Park Primary Academy

2–11Ages
303Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138390URN

Dallington Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 9EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

34 applications for 21 places · 86th of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below East Sussex median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 21 places offered · 18 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 2.3; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 1.2; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 1.6; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 1.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 1.5; East Sussex median median 2.0
2016 1.1; East Sussex median median 1.8
2015 1.4; East Sussex median median 1.7
2014 0.9; East Sussex median median 1.8

More applications per place than the East Sussex median in 1 of 13 years.

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	21	34	1.6	18	0.86
Sep 2025	18	41	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2024	31	48	1.6	27	0.87
Sep 2023	40	60	1.5	34	0.85
Sep 2022	29	36	1.2	25	0.86
Sep 2021	34	44	1.3	29	0.85
Sep 2020	40	62	1.6	34	0.85
Sep 2019	51	68	1.3	37	0.73
Sep 2018	57	59	1.0	40	0.70
Sep 2017	48	70	1.5	39	0.81
Sep 2016	51	54	1.1	38	0.75
Sep 2015	38	52	1.4	33	0.87
Sep 2014	53	47	0.9	34	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 73% · Maths 48% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%114th of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard48%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard9%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	2%	99	99
2023/24	44%	2%	102	100
2022/23	31%	2%	99	98

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

Heron Park Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Parkland Infant School
0.9 km · East Sussex

2026

1.5applications per place
Parkland Junior School
0.9 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

68%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary Academy
1.3 km · East Sussex

Good2022

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Shinewater Primary School
1.3 km · East Sussex

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
West Rise Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
Stafford Junior School
1.8 km · East Sussex

Good2024

66%met the SATs standard
Stone Cross School
2.0 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tollgate Community Junior School
2.1 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

57%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138390 · 845/2001
Trust: Aurora Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 303 on roll
Free school meals: 38.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Heron Park Community Primary School (URN 137105)
Address: Dallington Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 9EE
Local authority: East Sussex · Eastbourne

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources