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Bolnore Village Primary School

Primary · Haywards Heath · RH16 4GD

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 September 2019

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At a glance

424 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
13.7% of pupils
English as additional language
9.9% of pupils
SEN support
19.8% of pupils
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils
Website
www.bolnorevillageprimary.org.uk
URN
150097

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 55 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

57 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
72%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 22% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,944
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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