Maynards Green Community Primary School, Heathfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in this warm, friendly school where behaviour is excellent and pupils genuinely care for one another. Teachers are knowledgeable and ask great questions to help children learn deeply and connect ideas together. The school offers wonderful enrichment opportunities beyond the classroom, from swimming to nature activities to visiting scientists, that build children's curiosity and aspirations.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional pupil behaviour - pupils are respectful, kind, and create a warm, caring atmosphere
- Strong teaching with helpful questioning that encourages pupils to connect new learning with what they already know
- Wide range of meaningful enrichment activities including visits, sports events, arts activities, and visitor speakers
- Effective support for early identification of needs, particularly speech and language in early years
- Well-managed curriculum with consistent teacher training and reasonable workload
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent application of writing skills across different subjects - some pupils don't apply grammar, punctuation and spelling skills well enough in non-English lessons
- Support strategies for pupils with SEND not consistently used across all subjects, affecting their understanding of key vocabulary
- Need to ensure adaptations for pupils with SEND are applied more effectively by all staff
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders creating an open and positive culture that prioritises pupils' interests.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming pool access, enrichment Friday sessions (origami, textiles, digital comic strips), competitive sports and arts events, welly walks with local nature guides, visitor speakers (scientists, emergency services), school council roles, sports leader roles, nature champion roles
Maynards Green Community Primary School has maintained the good standards from its previous inspection. Pupils are happy, well-behaved, and achieve well across a broad range of subjects in this friendly and ambitious school.
At a Glance
12.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
88 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77%. Maths has declined from 80% to 71%. Writing has remained stable at around 84%.
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
205 pupils
210 capacity
5 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Heathfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Heathfield
Admissions Demand - East Sussex
Places available
5,643
Applications
4,708
Got 1st preference
91.2%
Got preferred school
98.0%
Primary admissions across East Sussex (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.01397%
Overall absence
11.05263%
Persistent absence
190
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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