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EnglandSouth EastWealdenTN21 8QQParkside Community Primary School
Primary

Parkside Community Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
246
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Parkside Community Primary School · Primary · East Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+9pp
77%70%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

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%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQ
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
2024/2572%7%83%31%83%10%83%28%86%83%107.0106.0107.020%246
2023/2463%7%67%33%83%13%83%30%90%70%105.0105.0103.014%241
2022/2377%3%87%40%83%3%93%37%87%77%107.0107.0105.0+2.70+1.60+3.5014%237
2018/1977%3%83%23%90%3%90%13%93%97%106.0105.0107.0+0.50-1.30-0.705%259
2017/1876%7%97%41%93%10%86%10%93%97%109.0105.0108.0+2.60-0.60-0.506%242
2016/1785%4%85%35%92%23%92%15%81%85%106.0106.0107.0+2.00+3.50+0.508%214

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.