Parkside Community Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 2 to 11

Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Parkside Community Primary School is a primary school in Heathfield for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 214 schools in East Sussex. It ranks 28th of 129 primary schools in East Sussex. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 24 March 2026, report published 21 May 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

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

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

29 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths72%

72%, 10 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

225 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals7.6%

7.6%, 18.9 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language2.2%

2.2%, 19.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support19.6%

19.6%, 4.8 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.8%

1.8%, 4.2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Parkside Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School	0.5 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	58% met the expected standard
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	70% met the expected standard
Maynards Green Community Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	68% met the expected standard
Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	71% met the expected standard
Five Ashes CofE Primary School	4 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	82% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Headteacher Derek Hollywood
Phone: 01435864577
Website: parksideprimary.org (opens in a new tab)
Address: Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQ
Local authority: East Sussex
URN: 114482

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.