Heron Park Primary Academy

State-Funded School

heron-park-primary-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN22 9EEPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Heron Park Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 303 pupils. Heron Park Primary Academy is part of Aurora Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

303

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 303
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Aurora Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
26 Oct 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.