The Windmills Junior School
Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Page
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 125939
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273842421
About this school
The Windmills Junior School is a community primary school in Hassocks. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 363 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 103 | 89 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Windmills Junior 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 371 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Windmills Junior School compares
The Windmills Junior School ranked 70th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 363 | — |
| Hassocks Infant School | — | 3.7% | 4.9% | 266 | 0.3 miles |
| Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 243 | 1.1 miles |
| London Meed Community Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 415 | 2.0 miles |
| St Lawrence CofE Primary School | 64% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 599 | 2.1 miles |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill | 76% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 403 | 2.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.52%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 4.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hassocks Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Hassocks
-
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ditchling
-
London Meed Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
St Lawrence CofE Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Hassocks
-
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill2.2 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Hassocks
- Albourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hassocks Infant School Primary
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Primary
- Downlands Community School Secondary
- LVS Hassocks Special schools
- Hurstpierpoint College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Windmills Junior School teach?
- The Windmills Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Hassocks.
- Who is the headteacher of The Windmills Junior School?
- The headteacher of The Windmills Junior School is Mr Sam Page, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Windmills Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Windmills Junior 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 big is The Windmills Junior School?
- The Windmills Junior School has 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is The Windmills Junior School full?
- The Windmills Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 363 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Windmills Junior School a faith school?
- No. The Windmills Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Windmills Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Windmills Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Windmills Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Windmills Junior School rank locally?
- The Windmills Junior School ranked 70th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Windmills Junior School's absence rate?
- The Windmills Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Windmills Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Windmills Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 30 June 2026.