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All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · East Sussex

School Hill, Heathfield, TN21 9AE

Website 01435863466

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

91.6%

18.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

86

Capacity used

Has space

61%

140 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

13

Places offered

26

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference21● 50%
3rd preference120● 0%
Total261350%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
79%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Catherine Cottingham
Address
School Hill, Old Heathfield, Heathfield, TN21 9AE
Phone
01435863466
Local authority
East Sussex
Ward / constituency
Horam & Punnetts Town · Sussex Weald
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
114554

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support14%——
57% boys (49)43% girls (37)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

86 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    28 April 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    06 May 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 82 pupils

Attendance

91.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
23%
21/22
15%
22/23
26%
23/24
18%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths38%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard58%
-4% vs England
Higher standard8%
+0% vs England

Reading

Expected standard75%
+0% vs England
Higher standard17%
-16% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard58%
-14% vs England
Greater depth17%
+4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard58%
-16% vs England
Higher standard8%
-18% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard58%
-15% vs England
Higher standard17%
-13% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard67%
-15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

1002019672023382024582025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)58%61%
Higher standard8%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through East Sussex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.