Heathfield Community College
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Heathfield Community College is a secondary school
located just outside the market town of Heathfield
in the heart of the Wealden
district of East Sussex
. The school is a specialist Arts College
.
, Five Ashes, Old Heathfield, Herstmonceux
, Mayfield, Maynards Green, Hogwarts, Parkside
and Punnetts Town).
Founded in 1950, the school was initially envisioned to include an average of 800 students, but the college now finds itself receiving an average enrollment of 1,400 students between the ages of 11-18 years old.
Heathfield Community College is separated into two sections, Secondary School and Sixth Form college.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located just outside the market town of Heathfield
Heathfield, East Sussex
Heathfield is a small market town, and the principal settlement in the civil parish of Heathfield and Waldron in the Wealden District of East Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, England.-Location:...
in the heart of the Wealden
Wealden
For the stone, see Wealden GroupWealden is a local government district in East Sussex, England: its name comes from the Weald, the area of high land which occupies the centre of its area.-History:...
district of East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
. The school is a specialist Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
.
School Enrollment
It draws its students from a large geographical area including the villages of Cross-in-Hand, Horam, Mayfield and Burwash. There are currently over 1400 students on roll with approximately 250 in the 6th Form. Its current Headteacher is Alan Powell. Other senior staff include Mr Roney as head of year 7, Mrs Chapman as Head of Year Eight, Ms Smith as Head of Year Nine, Mr Pooley as Head of Year Ten, Ms Delow as head of year eleven and finally Mr Howard as Head of the Sixth Form. The college works very closely with its family of primary feeder schools (Broad Oak, Burwash, Cross in Hand, DallingtonDallington
Dallington may refer to:* Dallington, East Sussex* Dallington, Northamptonshire* Dallington, New Zealand...
, Five Ashes, Old Heathfield, Herstmonceux
Herstmonceux
Herstmonceux is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The parish includes Herstmonceux Castle, the village of Cowbeech and a number of smaller hamlets.-History:...
, Mayfield, Maynards Green, Hogwarts, Parkside
Parkside
- England :*Parkside railway station, Liverpool and Manchester Railway*Parkside, Barrow-in-Furness*Parkside, Cambridge*Parkside, County Durham*Parkside Community College, Cambridge*Parkside Community College , Devonport, Devon...
and Punnetts Town).
Founded in 1950, the school was initially envisioned to include an average of 800 students, but the college now finds itself receiving an average enrollment of 1,400 students between the ages of 11-18 years old.
Heathfield Community College is separated into two sections, Secondary School and Sixth Form college.