Balcombe Cofe Primary School

General Information

Address: London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS
Phone: 01444811403
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Ben Turney
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 140
School capacity: 150
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 11
% eligible for free school meals: 7.9%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 3.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #2 of 23 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Lindfield Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Balcombe Cofe Primary SchoolGood
#3Baldwins Hill Primary School, East GrinsteadGood
#4Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Lindfield Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Balcombe Cofe Primary SchoolGood
#3Baldwins Hill Primary School, East GrinsteadGood
#4Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillGood
#5Blackwell Primary SchoolGood
#6Bolnore Village Primary SchoolGood
#7Crawley Down Village CofE SchoolGood
#8Halsford Park Primary SchoolGood
#9Handcross Primary SchoolGood
#10Harlands Primary SchoolGood
#11Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, CuckfieldGood
#12London Meed Community Primary SchoolGood
#13St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15St Lawrence CofE Primary SchoolGood
#16St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East GrinsteadGood
#17St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#18St. Mark's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19The Meads Primary SchoolGood
#20Turners Hill Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Oak Tree Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#22Sheddingdean Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#23West Hoathly CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,220 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #13 of 32 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#11Blackthorns Community Primary School£6,348
#12Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead£6,240
#13Balcombe Cofe Primary School£6,220
#14Blackwell Primary School£6,191
#15Northlands Wood Primary Academy£6,155

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St. Mark's CofE Primary School£7,967
#2Woodgate Primary Academy£7,408
#3St Augustine's CofE Primary School£7,255
#4Bolney CofE Primary School£7,187
#5St Giles CofE Primary School£7,043
#6St Peter's CofE Primary School£6,767
#7St Lawrence CofE Primary School£6,654
#8Handcross Primary School£6,637
#9The Meads Primary School£6,470
#10Sheddingdean Community Primary School£6,399
#11Blackthorns Community Primary School£6,348
#12Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead£6,240
#13Balcombe Cofe Primary School£6,220
#14Blackwell Primary School£6,191
#15Northlands Wood Primary Academy£6,155
#16Warden Park Primary Academy£6,153
#17Albourne Church of England Primary School£6,108
#18Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill£5,977
#19Bolnore Village Primary School£5,944
#20St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School£5,926
#21Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield£5,854
#22St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School£5,806
#23St Peter's Catholic Primary School£5,780
#24Estcots Primary School£5,777
#25St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£5,753
#26London Meed Community Primary School£5,542
#27Harlands Primary School£5,497
#28Lindfield Primary Academy£5,335
#29Halsford Park Primary School£5,312
#30Crawley Down Village CofE School£4,328
#31Oak Tree Primary School£3,720
#32St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead£618

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