Heathfield Community College
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · East Sussex
Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/05/2023
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
28.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,416
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
217 of 223 families who put it first got an offer
237
Places offered
392
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 223 | 217 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 103 | 17 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Total | 392 | 237 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Barlow
- Address
- Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
- Phone
- 01435866066
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Heathfield South · Sussex Weald
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 114587
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,416 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding - 20
11 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,229 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.66 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 232 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 142 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 232 | 22% | 60% | 79% | |
| English Language | 232 | 22% | 62% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 227 | 29% | 67% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 184 | 7% | 36% | 59% | |
| Art and Design | 142 | 35% | 73% | 85% | |
| History | 131 | 25% | 50% | 63% | |
| Geography | 107 | 30% | 61% | 77% | |
| Design & Technology | 71 | 15% | 51% | 72% | |
| Physical Education | 67 | 27% | 49% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 61 | 15% | 36% | 54% | |
| French | 54 | 26% | 61% | 78% | |
| Biology | 45 | 44% | 96% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 45 | 16% | 36% | 60% | |
| Mathematics | 43 | 16% | 44% | 65% | |
| Biology | 33 | 12% | 24% | 48% | |
| History | 30 | 3% | 37% | 63% | |
| Photography | 30 | 33% | 70% | 83% | |
| Sociology | 29 | 7% | 21% | 66% | |
| Geography | 27 | 4% | 30% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 19% | 43% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 18 | 33% | 50% | 72% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 16 | 0% | 6% | 44% | |
| English Language | 14 | 0% | 29% | 79% | |
| Computer Science | 12 | 25% | 42% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14941: Heathfield Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 48% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.