My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
49%Agree
40%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%Heathfield Community College
Community school — Secondary
TN21 8RJ / 11–18 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
50.6
Attainment 8
90%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results🏆 Strong sixth form
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Strong results🏆 Strong sixth form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.6
- Progress 8
- 0.3
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 53.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 38.83
- Achieving AAB+
- 15.3%
90% of parents would recommend this school
260 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
38%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
41%Agree
50%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
11%Agree
13%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%Not applicable
65%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
41%Agree
42%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
46%Agree
23%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%Not applicable
20%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
26%No
74%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 68 parents
Strongly agree
54%Agree
24%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
63%Agree
30%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
33%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
54%Agree
37%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
44%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
37%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
43%Agree
41%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
90%No
10%9.4% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
9.4%
SEN support
2.5%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.9%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
91.6% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 91.6%
38% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 85%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 38%
- Entered top-third university
- 24%
- Achieved a degree
- 74%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.1:1
- Overall absence
- 10.11%
- Persistent absence
- 29.24%
- English as additional language
- 2.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 93.2%
- Mixed
- 4.7%
- Asian
- 0.9%
- Black
- 1.5%
White British89.6%
Other White2.8%
Irish0.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.3%
Irish Traveller0.2%
White & Asian2.1%
Other Mixed1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1%
White & Black African0.4%
Other Asian0.5%
Indian0.2%
Pakistani0.1%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean1%
African0.4%
Other Black0.1%