Parkside Community Primary School

East SussexCommunity school

Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQ

Headteacher: Headteacher Derek HollywoodSchool website ↗Pupils: 246 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
67% of first-choice applicants offered a place
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
67%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
72.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 83%·Maths 83%All three 72%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
42
How many got their first choice?
28of 42 (66.7%)
How many applied in total?
100

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
21.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
110 girls, 136 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 85% (2016/17), currently 72%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1667.0%4.0%+4.4-0.2+3.6
2016/1785.0%4.0%+2.0+3.5+0.5
2017/1876.0%7.0%+2.6-0.6-0.5
2018/1977.0%3.0%+0.5-1.3-0.7
2022/2377.0%3.0%+2.7+1.6+3.5
2023/2463.0%7.0%---
2024/2572.0%7.0%---
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