Handcross Primary School is a primary school located in Haywards Heath. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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London Road, Haywards Heath

School Information

Address: London Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HB
Website: www.handcrossprimary.uk/
Telephone: 01444400291
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sharon Bondonno
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 125932

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 240
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.4 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Handcross Primary School
London Road , Handcross RH17 6HB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Mark's CofE Primary School
Brantridge Lane , Staplefield RH17 6EN 		3out of 4 3,063 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Handcross Park School
London Road , Handcross RH17 6HF 		- not rated 353 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brantridge School
Staplefield Place , Staplefield RH17 6EQ 		2out of 4 2,850 yd Academy special converter No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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