Heathfield Community College
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Heathfield, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.96 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Heathfield Community College is a secondary school in Heathfield, East Sussex for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Heathfield Community College 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.96 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 7.36 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 6.08 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 6.67 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 4.87 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 6.06 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 6.43 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 6.22 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 7.32 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 5.96 miles away, the longest of 5 East Sussex secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and than in 2018, having swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 2026, there were 271 first-choice applications for 248 offers; 236 offers went to first-choice families, and 35 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 50.6 (England 46).
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
- Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,416 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have very high aspirations for pupils at this school.”
- “They are determined that pupils receive a great education.”
- “Staff meet the needs of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), well.”
To improve
- “However, a small minority of staff do not always teach as effectively as the strongest.”
- “Here, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “However, in 2022, due to staff instability in a minority of subjects, some pupils did not achieve as highly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 271 first-preference applications, 248 offers in total, 236 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
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- Beacon Academy 7.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Uckfield College 7.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Robertsbridge Community College 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Claverham Community College 8.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- King's Academy Ringmer 10.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willingdon Community School 10.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bexhill High Academy 10.9 mi Not judged Last distance published