Parkside Community Primary School
Community primary school in Heathfield (East Sussex).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
For general enquiries and further information relating to the school please contact us . Parkside Community Primary & Preschool lies on the edge of Heathfield in a beautiful parkland setting. The school has many excellent indoor facilities , with spacious classrooms and a range of communal learning areas including library, computing room and small intervention spaces.
We also benefit from excellent outdoor facilities with two playgrounds, woodland and pond areas, an outdoor classroom, a small farm and sensory garden area, an adventure trail, outdoor gym, and Reception and Preschool class play areas. The school has seven year groups from Reception to Year 6 as well as an onsite preschool .
Our staff team are enthusiastic and caring and will welcome you and your child to our friendly school community. Each class has a full-time teacher supported by experienced teaching assistants. In our exceptional setting, we deliver an exciting, rich and varied curriculum .
We offer wrap-around care via our Breakfast Club and After School Club which can be booked on a regular or occasional basis.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Computing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Football
- Music
- Netball
- Swimming
- Cornerstones Curriculum
- Discovery Education
- Jane Considine (The Write Stuff)
- Kapow Primary
- Real PE (Create Development)
- Twinkl
- White Rose Maths
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114482
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Siobhan Murphy | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Irwin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Natalie Chamberlain | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Verity Clark | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Will Skottowe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amelia Pratt | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katherine Bailey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Marion Tooze | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Derek Hollywood | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record