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EnglandSouth EastMid SussexRH17 6HBHandcross Primary School
Primary

Handcross Primary School

Primary

Mid Sussex · Haywards Heath · RH17 6HB www.handcrossprimary.uk/

Pupils
248
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Handcross Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
79%
-4pp
87%79%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
14%
-3pp
17%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
248
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
London Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HB
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%14%90%28%83%24%90%28%83%83%107.0106.0107.020%248
2023/2483%17%97%41%83%21%93%38%86%90%109.0108.0109.020%247
2022/2370%7%77%33%80%17%90%57%90%83%105.0109.0108.0-0.80+0.00+3.8020%249
2018/1987%16%90%39%97%35%90%48%100%94%108.0109.0112.0+2.70+3.40+3.4018%239
2017/1872%10%79%34%90%14%76%31%86%86%108.0107.0113.0+2.80+1.70+2.4031%237
2016/1773%17%73%37%80%27%93%33%87%97%104.0107.0110.0+0.80+0.60+3.2042%236

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
2024/2524826.220%10%13%4%7%
2023/2424722.920%13%16%4%10%
2022/2324921.720%12%13%5%8%
2021/2226023.218%9%12%5%7%
2020/2124024.020%9%11%
2018/1923926.118%10%12%3%3%
2017/1823721.831%12%11%4%6%
2016/1723618.942%12%10%3%2%

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