Community school · West Sussex

Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill

4–11Ages
403Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125944URN

Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

162 applications for 60 places · 68th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above West Sussex median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

162 applications · 60 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 4.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 4.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 4.3; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 4.6; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	162	2.7	70	1.17
Sep 2025	60	169	2.8	80	1.33
Sep 2024	60	170	2.8	64	1.07
Sep 2023	60	159	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2022	59	195	3.3	71	1.20
Sep 2021	60	181	3.0	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	182	3.0	60	1.00
Sep 2019	60	261	4.4	92	1.53
Sep 2018	60	266	4.4	71	1.18
Sep 2017	59	256	4.3	89	1.51
Sep 2016	60	232	3.9	80	1.33
Sep 2015	60	277	4.6	89	1.48
Sep 2014	60	199	3.3	77	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 78% · Maths 82% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%23rd of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard53%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth5%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard27%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	5%	108	105
2023/24	58%	4%	106	104
2022/23	63%	0%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
London Meed Community Primary School
0.9 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oak Tree Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2022

1.7applications per place
Sheddingdean Community Primary School
1.9 km · West Sussex

2026

3.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Gattons Infant School
2.1 km · West Sussex

Good2024

1.8applications per place
Southway Junior School
2.4 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

73%met the SATs standard
Hassocks Infant School
3.2 km · West Sussex

2026

1.7applications per place
Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery
3.4 km · East Sussex

2026

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125944 · 938/2219
Capacity: 420 pupils · 403 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP
Local authority: West Sussex · Mid Sussex

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources