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EnglandSouth EastEastbourneBN22 9EEHeron Park Primary Academy
Primary

Heron Park Primary Academy

Primary

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

Pupils
348
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
348
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Heron Park Primary Academy · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
41%
-3pp
52%37%22%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
2%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

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%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
99.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Dallington Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 9EE
Local authority
East Sussex
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2541%2%55%16%73%4%48%9%71%48%99.099.098.016%348
2023/2444%2%56%16%72%5%49%9%75%47%102.0100.0100.016%344
2022/2331%2%39%15%69%4%39%2%67%37%99.098.097.0-3.70-0.70-3.1017%323
2018/1922%2%38%14%50%2%34%3%67%45%98.096.098.0-2.60-2.90-5.2016%436
2017/1852%0%77%30%62%3%73%8%65%62%106.0102.0100.0+3.60-0.60+2.5018%438
2016/1726%0%67%12%70%0%39%0%93%63%102.098.0101.0-0.70-2.50-3.6018%423

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.

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.