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Bolney CofE Primary School

Primary

Mid Sussex · Haywards Heath · RH17 5QP bolneyschool.org.uk

Pupils
106
cap. 112
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
5 Jul 2019
Short inspection
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10 Dec 2015
Short inspection
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28 Mar 2014
Interim assessment
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Mid Sussex. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
20%
-5pp
LA
59%
England
63%
71%46%20%
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RWM higher
10%
+10pp
LA
6%
England
8%
14%7%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
20%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
60%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
96.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
97
cap. 112
1039791
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Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
LA AVG 20.96:1
18.717.215.7
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EAL
2%
LA AVG 12.14%
4%2%0%
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FSM eligible
5%
LA AVG 15.11%
7%5%3%
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SEN
13%
LA AVG 18.48%
18%14%11%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%3%
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Persistent absence
14%
LA
12%
England
13%
20%12%5%
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Overview

AddressChurch Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QP
Telephone01444881352
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
Religious characterChurch of England

Nearby schools

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Finance£7187 spend / pupil£7532 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2520%10%97
2023/2425%0%103
2022/2354%0%-2.60+0.10-4.50101
2018/1967%0%+0.10-6.20-2.60100
2017/1871%12%+1.00-2.20+2.20103
2016/1757%14%+1.20-2.20-0.60101
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2580%30%60%10%20%10%80%60%108.096.0101.013%
2023/2463%19%50%0%38%6%69%31%102.098.098.012%
2022/2369%23%77%15%69%0%92%77%104.0101.0103.018%
2018/1967%67%78%0%78%44%78%89%108.0108.0107.018%
2017/1882%53%76%18%88%35%94%71%108.0108.0105.016%
2016/1771%36%57%21%64%29%79%50%105.0103.0102.011%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/259717.313%2%5%5%14%
2023/2410318.412%2%5%6%10%
2022/2310118.718%4%7%6%17%
2021/229115.715%2%4%6%20%
2020/2110117.413%2%7%
2018/1910017.918%1%5%3%5%
2017/1810318.416%1%5%5%10%
2016/1710117.611%0%3%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.