School profile

Parkside Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Heathfield, TN21 8QQ

Good

Map showing Parkside Community Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#4,450 of 15,057

Better than 70% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Parkside Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 24 Mar 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils225
GenderMixed
Head teacherHeadteacher Derek Hollywood
Local authorityEast Sussex
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 114482.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolEast SussexEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths72%61%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.7%6%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107103105
Expected standard in reading83%74%76%
Expected standard in writing83%72%73%
Expected standard in maths83%71%75%
Pupils taking tests29--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils225
Girls96
Boys129
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.7.6%
First language not English2.2%
Nursery pupils (not in school places)29
School places2024/25210
Unfilled places6.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.44
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size23.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
88%
White and Asian
4%
Other White
3.1%
Other mixed
1.8%
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
White and Black African
0.9%
Other Asian
0.9%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.1
Teachers (FTE)9.93
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.76
Support staff (FTE)13.86
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.81
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.43
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.29
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolEast SussexEngland
Overall absence4.9%5.7%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.8.9%15%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.2%1.4%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate7.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0.4%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Parkside Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryAll Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryHeathfield Community CollegeCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryCross-in-Hand Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryMaynards Green Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.8 miPrimaryPunnetts Town Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Parkside Community Primary School

What is Parkside Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Parkside Community Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 24 Mar 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Parkside Community Primary School rank in England?

Parkside Community Primary School ranks 4,450 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 70% of schools).

What are Parkside Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Parkside Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Parkside Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Parkside Community Primary School made 30 offers from 81 applications (2.7 per offer), and 29 of 43 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Parkside Community Primary School?

Parkside Community Primary School has 225 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Parkside Community Primary School?

Parkside Community Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25, not including nursery.

How big are classes at Parkside Community Primary School?

At Parkside Community Primary School, the average class had 23.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Parkside Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Parkside Community Primary School missed 4.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.