Parkside Community Primary School | Primary in Heathfield, Wealden | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Parkside Community Primary School

Primary

Wealden · Heathfield · TN21 8QQ http://www.parksideprimary.org

Pupils
225
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

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Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
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Admissions

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Results vs local authority and England

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

RWM expected
72%
+9pp
LA
61%
England
63%
85%74%63%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
7%
0pp
LA
6%
England
8%
7%5%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
31%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
246
cap. 210
259237214
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Pupil : teacher ratio
26.9
LA AVG 20.49:1
26.923.920.9
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EAL
3%
LA AVG 7.55%
4%3%2%
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FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 23.2%
14%11%8%
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SEN
20%
LA AVG 18.41%
20%12%5%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%4%3%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
15%
England
13%
12%8%3%
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Overview

AddressBeechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQ
Telephone01435864577
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6072 spend / pupil£6450 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView 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
2024/2572%7%246
2023/2463%7%241
2022/2377%3%+2.70+1.60+3.50237
2018/1977%3%+0.50-1.30-0.70259
2017/1876%7%+2.60-0.60-0.50242
2016/1785%4%+2.00+3.50+0.50214
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2583%31%83%10%83%28%86%83%107.0106.0107.020%
2023/2467%33%83%13%83%30%90%70%105.0105.0103.014%
2022/2387%40%83%3%93%37%87%77%107.0107.0105.014%
2018/1983%23%90%3%90%13%93%97%106.0105.0107.05%
2017/1897%41%93%10%86%10%93%97%109.0105.0108.06%
2016/1785%35%92%23%92%15%81%85%106.0106.0107.08%

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
2024/2524626.920%3%13%6%12%
2023/2424124.814%4%13%5%10%
2022/2323720.914%2%12%4%5%
2021/2224421.89%2%11%5%10%
2020/2124321.67%3%10%
2018/1925926.85%3%8%3%3%
2017/1824223.36%2%11%3%5%
2016/1721422.78%2%14%3%5%

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