Schools in Heathfield

How many schools are there in Heathfield?

Heathfield has 9 open schools: 6 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Heathfield are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Heathfield was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Parkside Community Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 8 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Parkside Community Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Heathfield get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Heathfield with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Heathfield Community College, with an Attainment 8 score of 50 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Mary's School, with an Attainment 8 score of 6.6 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Heathfield Community CollegeSt Mary's School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Heathfield have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Heathfield with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Parkside Community Primary School (83% in reading, 83% in maths); Dallington Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 58% in maths); and Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School (75% in reading, 80% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Parkside Community Primary SchoolDallington Church of England Primary SchoolCross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Heathfield?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Heathfield selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Heathfield have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Heathfield have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Heathfield?

Apply to your council - East Sussex or Devon, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.