Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Oak Tree Primary School

4–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150711URN

Junction Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

94 applications for 55 places · 167th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 5 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

94 applications · 55 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Oak Tree Primary School (URN 125930), 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	55	94	1.7	35	0.64
Sep 2024 *	66	122	1.9	56	0.85
Sep 2023 *	51	118	2.3	41	0.80
Sep 2022 *	70	120	1.7	43	0.61
Sep 2021 *	62	127	2.1	48	0.77
Sep 2020 *	83	170	2.1	62	0.75
Sep 2019 *	84	150	1.8	39	0.46
Sep 2018 *	57	138	2.4	51	0.89
Sep 2017 *	78	137	1.8	50	0.64
Sep 2016 *	67	129	1.9	60	0.90
Sep 2015 *	88	173	2.0	64	0.73
Sep 2014 *	71	136	1.9	71	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

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

Oak Tree Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

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

2026

3.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
1.5 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · West Sussex

Good2023

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

Good2023

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Gattons Infant School
2.1 km · West Sussex

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

73%met the SATs standard
Bolnore Village Primary School
2.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2019

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery
3.0 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150711 · 938/2078
Trust: Durrington Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2025
Replaced: Oak Tree Primary School (URN 125930)
Address: Junction Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0PZ
Local authority: West Sussex · Mid Sussex

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