Heron Park Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Heron Park Primary Academy is a primary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2022. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Heron Park Primary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 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
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 38% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 34.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- The school has 17.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.6 across 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
- Dallington Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 9EE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 303 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They explain that everyone is welcome ‘because of our values’.”
- “Pupils try hard to show these values of being respectful, curious, independent, resilient and aspirational.”
To improve
- “Bullying is rare, but sometimes pupils can be unkind.”
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum is new and is not yet fully in place.”
- “This means that pupils do not know as much as they could in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 July 2022 (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) | 41% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 18 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.
- Parkland Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkland Junior School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Oakwood Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Shinewater Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Rise Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stafford Junior School 1.1 mi Good
- Stone Cross School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tollgate Community Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade