OFSTED
25 September 2019
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
HURST EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
424
424 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
212
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
212
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.1 pts
below England
School
13.7%
Mid Sussex
9.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.0 pts
below England
School
12.3%
Mid Sussex
7.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Mid Sussex
0.6%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.5%
316
Any other White background
6.8%
29
Indian
3.5%
15
White and Asian
3.3%
14
Unclassified
2.8%
12
African
2.1%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.8%
88 of
424 pupils
0.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Mid Sussex
77.0%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Mid Sussex
69.4%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
5.57%
Mid Sussex
5.63%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.42 pts
lower than
England
School
14.40%
Mid Sussex
12.94%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.02 pts
lower than
England
School
0.79%
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
101.0%
12.8 pts
above England
Bolnore Village Primary School
101.0%
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.