Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Will McDonald
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 125944
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444242209
About this school
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill is a community primary school in Burgess Hill. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill, 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 55 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 58% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill 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 | 63% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill compares
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill ranked 24th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 403 | — |
| London Meed Community Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 433 | 0.8 miles |
| Oak Tree Primary School | — | 5.4% | 15.2% | 408 | 1.0 miles |
| Sheddingdean Community Primary School | 66% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 199 | 1.2 miles |
| The Gattons Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.9% | 250 | 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)
- 7.13%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 14.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
London Meed Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Oak Tree Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Sheddingdean Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
The Gattons Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Burgess Hill
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Burgess Hill.
- 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
- The Gattons Infant 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr Chris Yelling (interim) (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr Chris Yelling (interim) to Mr Will McDonald recorded 25 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill teach?
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burgess Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill?
- The headteacher of Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill is Mr Will McDonald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill, 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 Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill?
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill full?
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), 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 Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill a faith school?
- No. Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill has no designated religious character.
- Does Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill as having no nursery classes.
- How have Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill ranked 24th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill's absence rate?
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill'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 25 July 2026.