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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
- 1 May 2019Graded 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 entry279 applications · 239 places offered · 102 named it first
- 2026 1.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2025 1.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2024 1.4; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2023 1.3; West Sussex median median 2.1
- 2022 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2021 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
- 2020 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2019 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.4
- 2018 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2017 1.5; West Sussex median median 2.2
- 2016 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; West Sussex median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- West Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Oakmeeds Community College (URN 126084), the previous school.
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 | 239 | 279 | 1.2 | 102 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2025 | 222 | 274 | 1.2 | 101 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2024 | 230 | 331 | 1.4 | 134 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2023 | 245 | 310 | 1.3 | 153 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2022 | 264 | 426 | 1.6 | 194 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2021 | 269 | 416 | 1.6 | 184 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2020 | 232 | 405 | 1.8 | 188 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2019 | 240 | 391 | 1.6 | 142 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2018 | 208 | 345 | 1.7 | 162 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2017 | 176 | 268 | 1.5 | 135 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2016 * | 153 | 255 | 1.7 | 100 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2015 * | 163 | 253 | 1.6 | 124 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2014 * | 191 | 291 | 1.5 | 146 | 0.76 |
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.) | 227 | 45.7 | 47% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 209 | 44.6 | 48% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 232 | 40.4 | 39% | 60% | −0.46 |
| 2022/23 | 175 | 44.2 | 46% | 66% | −0.10 |
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
- The Burgess Hill AcademyThis schoolThis schoolSome aspects not as strong20241.2applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · West SussexOutstanding20233.8applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · West Sussex20262.1applications per place 58.3Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · West Sussex20262.6applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · West SussexRemains Good20232.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · East Sussex20263.2applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · Brighton and HoveRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · Brighton and HoveGood20223.9applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142089 · 938/4012
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 956 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Oakmeeds Community College (URN 126084)
- Address
- Station Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Mid Sussex
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources