SCHOOL PROFILE

Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead

Primary Academy converter URN 141267
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 66.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 October 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority West Sussex
Trust EVERYCHILD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 139 138 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 71 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 68 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.0%
6.8 pts below England
School 18.0%
Mid Sussex 9.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.4%
10.9 pts below England
School 9.4%
Mid Sussex 7.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Mid Sussex 0.6%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.8%
104
Any other Asian background
5.8%
8
White and Black Caribbean
5.8%
8
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
3
Any other White background
2.2%
3
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.5% 34 of 139 pupils
3.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.5%
Mid Sussex 23.4%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.9% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 6.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 10
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Mid Sussex 59.8%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Mid Sussex 77.0%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

72.0%

1.7 pts above England

School 72.0%
Mid Sussex 69.4%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Mid Sussex 72.5%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.63 pts higher than England
School 7.85%
Mid Sussex 5.63%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.86 pts higher than England
School 22.67%
Mid Sussex 12.94%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

9.88%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

8.08 pts higher than England
School 9.88%
Mid Sussex 1.42%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

66.2% 22.0 pts below England
Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead
66.2%
Mid Sussex
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information