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Sheddingdean Community Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 199Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 125958URN

Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.8per place
1.3 above West Sussex median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

114 applications for 30 places · 15th of 180 in West Sussex
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
66%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 2 June 2026
    Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
  2. 27 February 2024
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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
3.8applications per place, Reception
1.3 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

114 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

  1. 2026 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
  2. 2025 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
  3. 2024 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
  4. 2023 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
  5. 2022 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
  6. 2021 4.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
  7. 2020 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
  8. 2019 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
  9. 2018 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
  10. 2017 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
  11. 2016 5.3; West Sussex median median 2.7
  12. 2015 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
  13. 2014 3.8; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026301143.8250.83
Sep 2025301123.7290.97
Sep 2024291154.0331.14
Sep 2023301133.8331.10
Sep 2022301123.7361.20
Sep 2021301344.5391.30
Sep 2020301254.2250.83
Sep 2019301214.0311.03
Sep 201827953.5240.89
Sep 201726692.7160.62
Sep 201612635.3100.83
Sep 201525873.5190.76
Sep 201425943.8190.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 69% · Maths 72% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%67th of 188 in West Sussex
Reading
Expected standard72%
Higher standard41%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard69%
Greater depth14%
Maths
Expected standard72%
Higher standard21%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • West Sussex median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2566%7%106104
2023/2467%0%107104
2022/2325%0%9998

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

  • 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
125958 · 938/2235
Capacity
210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals
17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT
Local authority
West Sussex · Mid Sussex

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