Sheddingdean Community Primary School

Mid Sussex · RH15 8JT

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 199 pupils, 17.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Sheddingdean Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT – View on map
Phone: 01444246532
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Hannah Riley
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 25 families put it first for 30 places – 8 for every 10 places. 84% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 11 · 2025 10 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

199 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 34
% eligible for free school meals: 17.1%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Mid Sussex average)
English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (Mid Sussex 13.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 23% moved to another school, 77% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across West Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in West Sussex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.0%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card June 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Needs attention

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2024). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 66% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Mid Sussex average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 56% against an expected 72%)
3-year average (expected standard): 56%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 72% · Writing 69% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 76%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 104
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolMid Sussex averageEngland↗ Improving Up 41 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Mid Sussex average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 14th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

=12St Joseph's Catholic Primary School67%
=14Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead66%
=14Sheddingdean Community Primary School66%
#16The Windmills Junior School65%
#17St Lawrence CofE Primary School64%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield82%
=2Albourne Church of England Primary School79%
=2Handcross Primary School79%
=4Blackthorns Community Primary School77%
=4St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School77%
#6Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill76%
#7St Augustine's CofE Primary School75%
#8Southway Junior School73%
#9Bolnore Village Primary School72%
#10Halsford Park Primary School71%
#11Lindfield Primary Academy70%
=12Northlands Wood Primary Academy67%
=12St Joseph's Catholic Primary School67%
=14Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead66%
=14Sheddingdean Community Primary School66%
#16The Windmills Junior School65%
#17St Lawrence CofE Primary School64%
=18Balcombe Cofe Primary School63%
=18Copthorne CofE Junior School63%
=18St Peter's CofE Primary School63%
=18St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School63%
=22Blackwell Primary School61%
=22Estcots Primary School61%
#24Warden Park Primary Academy60%
#25St Peter's Catholic Primary School58%
#26Harlands Primary School57%
#27London Meed Community Primary School55%
#28The Meads Primary School53%
#29Woodgate Primary Academy50%
#30St. Mark's CofE Primary School47%
#31St Giles CofE Primary School33%
#32Bolney CofE Primary School20%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,399 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

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.

10th of 32 primary schools in Mid Sussex for spending per pupil

#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

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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.

Rank School Score

#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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