Maynards Green Community Primary School
Maynards Green, Heathfield, TN21 0DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ailsa Clark
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 114407
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01435812622
About this school
Maynards Green Community Primary School is a community primary school in Heathfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Maynards Green Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 73% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 77% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Maynards Green Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maynards Green Community Primary School compares
Maynards Green Community Primary School ranked 52nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6% | 12% | 205 | — |
| Parkside Community Primary School | 72% | 6% | 12.6% | 225 | 1.2 miles |
| All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 86 | 1.6 miles |
| Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 14.3% | 379 | 1.7 miles |
| Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.2% | 4% | 121 | 2.6 miles |
| Blackboys Church of England Primary School | 82% | 2.5% | 6% | 139 | 3.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report8 May 2025
- 11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.02%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 11.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkside Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School2.6 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Blackboys Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Uckfield
Other schools in Heathfield
Maynards Green Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Heathfield.
- All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dallington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Parkside Community Primary School Primary
- Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Heathfield Community College Secondary
- St Mary's School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Maynards Green Community Primary School teach?
- Maynards Green Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Heathfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Maynards Green Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Maynards Green Community Primary School is Mrs Ailsa Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maynards Green Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maynards Green Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Maynards Green Community Primary School?
- Maynards Green Community Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Maynards Green Community Primary School full?
- Maynards Green Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maynards Green Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Maynards Green Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Maynards Green Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Maynards Green Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Maynards Green Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maynards Green Community Primary School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Maynards Green Community Primary School ranked 52nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maynards Green Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Maynards Green Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maynards Green Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maynards Green Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.