The Burgess Hill Academy is a secondary school located in Burgess Hill. 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 02/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Website: www.theburgesshillacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01444241691
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Francies
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142089

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 949
Number of Boys: 461
Number of Girls: 488

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.27 Confidence interval -0.47 to -0.07
Of the 159 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 157 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.75
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
London Meed Community Primary School
Chanctonbury Road , RH15 9YQ 		2out of 4 301 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill
School Close , Queen Elizabeth Avenue RH15 9RJ 		3out of 4 470 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
Birchwood Grove Road , RH15 0DP 		2out of 4 1,033 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Gattons Infant School
Royal George Road , RH15 9SL 		4out of 4 1,324 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Southway Junior School
Southway , RH15 9SU 		3out of 4 1,566 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Burgess Hill Academy
Station Road , RH15 9EA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic College
Jane Murray Way , RH15 8GA 		4out of 4 2,381 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Meed
Chanctonbury Road , RH15 9EY 		3out of 4 157 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Burgess Hill Girls
Keymer Road , RH15 0EG 		- not rated 637 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
West Sussex Alternative Provision College
Cuckfield Road , RH15 8RE 		3out of 4 2,530 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hurstpierpoint College
College Lane , Hurstpierpoint BN6 9JS 		- not rated 2,650 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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