The Gattons Infant School
Royal George Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Gospel
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 125940
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444235071
About this school
The Gattons Infant School is a community primary school in Burgess Hill. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 250 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Gattons 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Gattons 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 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Gattons Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 11.9% | 250 | — |
| Southway Junior School | 73% | 4.4% | 16.9% | 362 | 0.2 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 433 | 0.5 miles |
| Sheddingdean Community Primary School | 66% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| London Meed Community Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill | 76% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 403 | 1.3 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)
- 11.89%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 9.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southway Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Sheddingdean Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
London Meed Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
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Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill1.3 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Burgess Hill
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Primary
- London Meed Community Primary School Primary
- Oak Tree Primary School Primary
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School Primary
- Southway Junior School Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic College Secondary
- The Burgess Hill Academy Secondary
- Hambrook School Special schools
- West Sussex Alternative Provision College Local authority maintained schools
- Woodlands Meed Special schools
- Burgess Hill Girls Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Gattons Infant School teach?
- The Gattons Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Burgess Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of The Gattons Infant School?
- The headteacher of The Gattons Infant School is Mrs Sarah Gospel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Gattons Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Gattons 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 The Gattons Infant School?
- The Gattons Infant School has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is The Gattons Infant School full?
- The Gattons Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 250 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Gattons Infant School a faith school?
- No. The Gattons Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Gattons Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Gattons Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is The Gattons Infant School's absence rate?
- The Gattons Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Gattons 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 The Gattons 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 30 June 2026.