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Heron Park Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Dallington Road, Hampden Park, Eastbourne BN22 9EE · heronparkprimaryacademy.org · 01323 502525
On the mapSearch near BN22 9EE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 41%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 303
- 72% of 420 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38%
- First language not English
- 23.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 41% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼41% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Heron Park Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 28
- 8% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (36%) with SEND