Parkside Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Heathfield, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.80 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Parkside Community Primary School is a primary school in Heathfield, East Sussex for ages 2–11 (community school). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Parkside Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.80 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.79 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 2.10 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.65 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.99 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.57 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 43 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 134 East Sussex primary schools.
- Of those 2026 Reception offers, 29 went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.80 miles away, the 7th shortest of the 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud of their school.”
- “They take care of the school environment responsibly.”
- “Pupils tidy up after themselves and show independence throughout the school day, in classrooms and on the playground.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons staff do not consistently check pupils’ understanding as effectively as they could.”
- “As a result, a small proportion of pupils have misconceptions that are not addressed, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge.”
- “However, some pupils' writing skills are not as secure as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Maynards Green Community Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Five Ashes CofE Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mayfield Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dallington Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published