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Lindfield Primary Academy

Primary

Mid Sussex · Haywards Heath · RH16 2DX lindfieldprimaryacademy.org.uk

Pupils
656
cap. 660
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
12 Oct 2021
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

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

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
11 Sep 2018
Short inspection
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31 Aug 2015
Academy conversion letter
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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
70%
-2pp
LA
59%
England
63%
87%75%63%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
13%
+6pp
LA
6%
England
8%
21%14%7%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
35%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 103.9
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
660
cap. 660
660643626
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
LA AVG 20.96:1
29.726.222.8
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EAL
4%
LA AVG 12.14%
4%3%2%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
6%
LA AVG 15.11%
7%6%6%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 18.48%
17%16%15%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%4%3%
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Persistent absence
4%
LA
12%
England
13%
11%7%3%
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Overview

AddressSchool Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2DX
Telephone01444482524
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5335 spend / pupil£5723 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2570%13%660
2023/2472%7%660
2022/2372%10%+0.30+0.70-0.90658
2018/1987%21%+2.50+0.50+3.70596
2017/1885%19%+2.40+1.50+4.20578
2016/1763%7%+2.70-0.10+0.20564
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2578%33%84%13%89%40%93%81%107.0108.0107.015%
2023/2482%32%86%17%83%19%98%80%106.0104.0107.016%
2022/2384%41%88%20%81%23%97%87%107.0105.0107.017%
2018/1990%49%89%23%97%59%92%93%108.0110.0110.014%
2017/1891%44%91%23%96%47%96%92%108.0109.0109.0
2016/1779%38%81%11%74%22%89%84%107.0105.0108.010%

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.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2015 (was URN 133299)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2566022.815%4%6%4%4%
2023/2466025.816%2%7%4%7%
2022/2365825.617%2%7%5%9%
2021/2265715%2%7%6%11%
2020/2162625.815%2%6%
2018/1959629.714%2%6%3%4%
2017/1829.43%3%
2016/1756425.010%3%5%3%4%

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