Heathfield Community CollegeBeacon Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Heathfield Community College and Beacon Academy are secondary schools.
Heathfield Community College scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Beacon Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Beacon Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Heathfield Community College was judged Good and Beacon Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.6 for Heathfield Community College and 50.2 for Beacon Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Heathfield Community College (47.4 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beacon Academy (55.0 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HeathfieldHeathfield Community College | CrowboroughBeacon Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 24 in East Sussex | 2nd of 24 in East Sussex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,437 | 1,662 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 1,550 | |
| Location | Heathfield, TN21 8RJ | Crowborough, TN6 2AS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 Stronger figure | 50.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.9% | 61.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.3% | 80.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.7% Stronger figure | 27.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.49 Stronger figure | 4.43 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 232 | 252 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 142 | 122 | |
| A-level average points | 38.8 Stronger figure | 34.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.9 Stronger figure | 34.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.3% | 17.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,437 | 1,662 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.7% | 14.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.1% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 6.9% | 10.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.5% | 9.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.9% | 23.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Heathfield Community College
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