Hassocks Infant School
Chancellors Park, Hassocks, BN6 8EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Bates-Holland
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 125933
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273842549
About this school
Hassocks Infant School is a community primary school in Hassocks. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 266 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hassocks Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Hassocks Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 266 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hassocks Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 4.9% | 266 | — |
| The Windmills Junior School | 65% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 363 | 0.3 miles |
| Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 243 | 1.4 miles |
| St Lawrence CofE Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 599 | 1.8 miles |
| London Meed Community Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 415 | 1.8 miles |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill | 76% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 403 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 19 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.85%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 2.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Windmills Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Hassocks
-
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ditchling
-
St Lawrence CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Hassocks
-
London Meed Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill2.0 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Hassocks
- Albourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Primary
- The Windmills Junior School Primary
- Downlands Community School Secondary
- LVS Hassocks Special schools
- Hurstpierpoint College Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hassocks Infant School teach?
- Hassocks Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Hassocks.
- Who is the headteacher of Hassocks Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hassocks Infant School is Mr Adrian Bates-Holland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hassocks Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hassocks Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hassocks Infant School?
- Hassocks Infant School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Hassocks Infant School full?
- Hassocks Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 266 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hassocks Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hassocks Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hassocks Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hassocks Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Hassocks Infant School's absence rate?
- Hassocks Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hassocks Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hassocks Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.