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Heron Park Primary Academy

Primary

Eastbourne · Eastbourne · BN22 9EE www.heronparkprimaryacademy.org/

Pupils
303
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
24 May 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

9 reports
8 Jun 2021
Monitoring visit
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10 Feb 2021
Monitoring visit
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12 Nov 2020
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Eastbourne. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
41%
-3pp
LA
61%
England
63%
52%37%22%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
2%
0pp
LA
6%
England
8%
2%1%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
48%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
48%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
5%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
98.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
348
cap. 420
438381323
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
LA AVG 20.49:1
28.523.919.4
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EAL
20%
LA AVG 7.55%
22%19%16%
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FSM eligible
44%
LA AVG 23.2%
51%47%42%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 18.41%
23%20%16%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
6%
England
5%
8%7%5%
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Persistent absence
24%
LA
15%
England
13%
27%19%12%
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Overview

AddressDallington Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 9EE
Telephone01323502525
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6589 spend / pupil£6865 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2541%2%348
2023/2444%2%344
2022/2331%2%-3.70-0.70-3.10323
2018/1922%2%-2.60-2.90-5.20436
2017/1852%0%+3.60-0.60+2.50438
2016/1726%0%-0.70-2.50-3.60423
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2555%16%73%4%48%9%71%48%99.099.098.016%
2023/2456%16%72%5%49%9%75%47%102.0100.0100.016%
2022/2339%15%69%4%39%2%67%37%99.098.097.017%
2018/1938%14%50%2%34%3%67%45%98.096.098.016%
2017/1877%30%62%3%73%8%65%62%106.0102.0100.018%
2016/1767%12%70%0%39%0%93%63%102.098.0101.018%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2012 (was URN 137105)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534821.516%20%44%8%24%
2023/2434420.716%17%46%8%26%
2022/2332322.117%16%51%8%25%
2021/2236022.023%16%51%7%20%
2020/2138819.423%17%47%
2018/1943628.516%19%43%6%12%
2017/1843826.218%19%42%5%12%
2016/1742322.218%22%46%5%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.