Schools and Education in Burgess Hill

There are 10 schools in Burgess Hill (excluding independent schools), including 7 primary schools, 1 secondary school, and none serving sixth-form education. Burgess Hill has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and 1 with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Burgess Hill under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Pupils Referral Units

Burgess Hill Education Profile

The median school in Burgess Hill has 14% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 43rd highest figure in West Sussex. This represents about 550 pupils, or approximately 1 in 7 of Burgess Hill's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Burgess Hill is 21.57 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 27th highest ratio in West Sussex, and the 821st highest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Burgess Hill operating with pupil referral units offer 292 PRU places to the local area. For teen mothers, there are an unknown number of places available (data quality standards vary) from the single school providing places for teen mothers.

Primaries

7

0% Outstanding • 43% Good

Secondaries

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Burgess Hill

Most of Burgess Hill's primary schools have been rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 57% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 57% and 29% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 14% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Burgess Hill's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
London Meed Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Manor Field Primary School 4–11 yrs 691
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Sheddingdean Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Southway Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Very high
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
The Gattons Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Requires improvement
Very high

Burgess Hill Secondary Schools

Most of Burgess Hill's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Attainment is low - 100% of secondary schools fall under this category. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Burgess Hill's secondary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
The Burgess Hill Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Low
High

Burgess Hill Pupil Referral Units

Most of Burgess Hill's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Burgess Hill's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
West Sussex Alternative Provision College 5–16 yrs 292
Good
Very low

Schools with places for Teen Mothers in Burgess Hill

Most of Burgess Hill's schools with teen mother places have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Burgess Hill's schools with teen mother places most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
West Sussex Alternative Provision College 5–16 yrs 292
Good
Very low
Last updated: 27 Jul 2023