Heathfield Community College
Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
1,416 pupils · 94% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 May 2023, published 5 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 51.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 248 | 271 | 482 | 248 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 237 | 223 | 392 | 237 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 236 | 250 | 440 | 236 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 232 | 240 | 416 | 232 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 233 | 298 | 458 | 233 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 234 | 267 | 444 | 234 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 231 | 245 | 385 | 231 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 235 | 258 | 376 | 235 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Uplands Academy 11.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Beacon Academy 12.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Uckfield College 12.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Robertsbridge Community College 13.1 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Claverham Community College 14.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- King's Academy Ringmer 16.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.