Heron Park Primary Academy
Primary schoolHeron Park Primary Academy is a primary school in Eastbourne, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 303 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 24 May 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 41% of pupils at Heron Park Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Parkland Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met900 m
- Parkland Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Summerdown SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade910 m
- The Eastbourne AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- The Turing SchoolSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 31.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- The Lindfield SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, October 20241.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Eastbourne
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).