The Windmills Junior School

Mid Sussex · BN6 8LS

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 363 pupils, 6.9% FSM

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The Windmills Junior School

General Information

Address: Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LS – View on map
Phone: 01273842421
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Sam Page
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

363 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 25
% eligible for free school meals: 6.9%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Mid Sussex average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.9% a year (Mid Sussex 13.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 28% moved to another school, 72% 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.

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: 3.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.7%
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: 12.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 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

Good 2021 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.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 65% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Mid Sussex average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 65% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 65%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 74% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 79%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 106
Based on: 91 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→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Mid Sussex average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: 16th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

=14Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead66%
=14Sheddingdean Community Primary School66%
#16The Windmills Junior School65%
#17St Lawrence CofE Primary School64%
=18Balcombe Cofe Primary School63%

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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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2nd of 2 junior schools in Mid Sussex for Ofsted rating

#1Copthorne CofE Junior SchoolGood
#2The Windmills Junior SchoolGood

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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.

Rank School Score

#1Copthorne CofE Junior SchoolGood
#2The Windmills Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,692 (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.

1st of 3 junior schools in Mid Sussex for spending per pupil

#1The Windmills Junior School£5,692
#2Copthorne CofE Junior School£5,522
#3Southway Junior School£5,311

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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

#1The Windmills Junior School£5,692
#2Copthorne CofE Junior School£5,522
#3Southway Junior School£5,311

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