Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery
Battle Road, Punnetts Town, Heathfield, TN21 9DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Kinsella
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Woodlands Federation
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 114414
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01435830361
About this school
Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Heathfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 121 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 27% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 47% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 53% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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 Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery 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 | 71% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery compares
Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 38th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.2% | 4% | 121 | — |
| All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 86 | 1.2 miles |
| Parkside Community Primary School | 72% | 6% | 12.6% | 225 | 1.8 miles |
| Maynards Green Community Primary School | 68% | 6% | 12% | 205 | 2.6 miles |
| Dallington Church of England Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 11.9% | 118 | 2.6 miles |
| Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.2% | 14.3% | 379 | 2.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 7.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Parkside Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Maynards Green Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Dallington Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Heathfield
-
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Heathfield
Other schools in Heathfield
Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery ranks 2nd 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
- Maynards Green Community Primary School Primary
- Parkside Community Primary School Primary
- Heathfield Community College Secondary
- St Mary's School Academies
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School to Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery recorded 3 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Heathfield.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The executive headteacher of Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Claire Kinsella, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery, 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 Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery?
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery has 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 105 pupils and 121 on roll (115%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery is part of the The Woodlands Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 38th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery'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 3 September 2026.