Parkside Community Primary SchoolAll Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Heathfield.
Summary of the comparison
Parkside Community Primary School and All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Heathfield.
Parkside Community Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Parkside Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Parkside Community Primary School was judged the expected standard and All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Parkside Community Primary School and 58.0% for All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Parkside Community Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HeathfieldParkside Community Primary School | HeathfieldAll Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 136 in East Sussex Stronger figure | 72nd of 136 in East Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 246 | 87 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 140 | |
| Location | Heathfield, TN21 8QQ | Heathfield, TN21 9AE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 72.0% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | 8.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 246 | 87 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.6% | 11.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.3% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 17.1% | 24.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 8.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% Stronger figure | 18.3% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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.
Parkside Community Primary School
All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School
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