Academy converter · West Sussex

Albourne Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
148924URN

The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

101 applications for 30 places · 29th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

101 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 4.5; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 4.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 5.3; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 5.8; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 4.6; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 6.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 6.2; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 4.9; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 4.8; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 5.9; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Albourne CofE Primary School (URN 126014), the previous school.

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	30	101	3.4	38	1.27
Sep 2025	25	104	4.2	22	0.88
Sep 2024	29	129	4.5	28	0.97
Sep 2023	25	116	4.6	21	0.84
Sep 2022 *	27	142	5.3	27	1.00
Sep 2021 *	24	140	5.8	20	0.83
Sep 2020 *	27	123	4.6	25	0.93
Sep 2019 *	21	126	6.0	20	0.95
Sep 2018 *	22	137	6.2	20	0.91
Sep 2017 *	25	122	4.9	17	0.68
Sep 2016 *	25	120	4.8	23	0.92
Sep 2015 *	28	166	5.9	23	0.82
Sep 2014 *	30	122	4.1	24	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%8th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard54%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard29%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	79%	17%	108	106
2023/24	75%	11%	108	105
2022/23	64%	7%	108	106

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

Albourne Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence CofE Primary School
1.7 km · West Sussex

2026

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Southway Junior School
4.4 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

1.7applications per place
The Gattons Infant School
4.8 km · West Sussex

Good2024

1.8applications per place
The Windmills Junior School
5.0 km · West Sussex

Good2021

65%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
5.1 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
London Meed Community Primary School
5.2 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
5.4 km · West Sussex

Good2020

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148924 · 938/3060
Trust: Hurst Education Trust Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 7.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2022
Replaced: Albourne CofE Primary School (URN 126014)
Address: The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DH
Local authority: West Sussex · Mid Sussex

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