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Heathfield Community College

Community school in Heathfield, TN21 8RJ. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023.

How far it admitted from

7.36326692930021 miles

In the varies admissions round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Heathfield Community College lived 7.36326692930021 miles from the school. Published by East Sussex.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When a school is oversubscribed, places are offered outward from it until they run out, so the distance changes every year with how many children applied and where they lived. A figure of 7.36326692930021 miles last year does not guarantee a place at 7.36326692930021 miles this year, and living closer than that is not a guarantee either. Treat it as the best available evidence, not a boundary.

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 05 July 2023
Attainment 8 50.6 (2024/25)
Free school meals 14.8% of pupils eligible

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Postcode districts within 7.36326692930021 miles

These districts have their centre inside last year's distance. A district covers a wide area, so being listed here does not mean a particular address is in range. Check the address itself.

DistrictAreaFrom the school
TN21 Wealden 0.9 mi
TN20 Wealden 3.7 mi
TN19 Rother 6.1 mi
BN27 Wealden 6.6 mi

Checking a specific address

The distance that matters is the one from this school to the front door you are considering. Put the postcode in and the report works it out, alongside flood risk, sold prices, crime and thirty-odd other checks on the same address.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Heathfield Community College?

It does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, when it is oversubscribed it offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer is that the furthest child admitted in varies lived 7.36326692930021 miles away, according to East Sussex.

How close do I need to live to get a place?

Nobody can tell you that in advance, and anyone who says otherwise is guessing. The distance moves every year with the number of applications. 7.36326692930021 miles was enough last year, which makes it the best evidence available, not a promise about next year.

Does buying a house nearby guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and sometimes faith or aptitude criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached at all. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Admission distance published by East Sussex. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.