Report card · inspected Jul 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in West Sussex
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- 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
- 7 July 2026Report card · 4 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
- 4 October 2022Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry499 applications · 241 places offered · 257 named it first
- 2026 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2025 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2023 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.1
- 2022 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2021 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2020 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2019 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2018 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2017 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2016 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2015 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2014 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.1
- This school
- West Sussex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 241 | 499 | 2.1 | 257 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2025 | 234 | 517 | 2.2 | 274 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2024 | 242 | 559 | 2.3 | 282 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 268 | 548 | 2.0 | 301 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2022 | 271 | 611 | 2.3 | 312 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2021 | 237 | 626 | 2.6 | 294 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2020 | 237 | 642 | 2.7 | 293 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2019 | 239 | 627 | 2.6 | 348 | 1.46 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 599 | 2.5 | 279 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2017 | 240 | 475 | 2.0 | 250 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2016 | 238 | 511 | 2.2 | 243 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2015 | 208 | 473 | 2.3 | 196 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 | 207 | 440 | 2.1 | 204 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 238 | 58.3 | 69% | 85% | – |
| 2024/25 | 231 | 57.3 | 66% | 86% | – |
| 2023/24 | 238 | 54.9 | 58% | 77% | +0.53 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 56.0 | 62% | 85% | +0.51 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Downlands Community SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.1applications per place 58.3Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · West SussexSome aspects not as strong20241.2applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · West SussexOutstanding20233.8applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- 6.6 km · Brighton and HoveRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · Brighton and HoveGood20223.9applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · Brighton and HoveGood20233.3applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · East Sussex20263.2applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · Brighton and Hove20264.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 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
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 126087 · 938/4105
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,250 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LP
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Mid Sussex
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources