Sheddingdean Community Primary School
Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Nower
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 125958
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444246532
About this school
Sheddingdean Community Primary School is a community primary school in Burgess Hill. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sheddingdean Community Primary 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
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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 67% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 93% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 35% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 90% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Sheddingdean Community Primary 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 | 25% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sheddingdean Community Primary School compares
Sheddingdean Community Primary School ranked 68th of 191 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 199 | — |
| Oak Tree Primary School | — | 5.4% | 15.2% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 433 | 0.7 miles |
| The Gattons Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.9% | 250 | 0.7 miles |
| Southway Junior School | 73% | 4.4% | 16.9% | 362 | 0.9 miles |
| London Meed Community Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 415 | 1.1 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 report2 June 2026
- 27 February 2024
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.94%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 19.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oak Tree Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
The Gattons Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Southway Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
London Meed Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Burgess Hill
Sheddingdean Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Burgess Hill.
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Primary
- London Meed Community Primary School Primary
- Oak Tree 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: Mrs Hannah Riley (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Hannah Riley to Mrs Sarah Nower recorded 12 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Sheddingdean Community Primary School teach?
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burgess Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Sheddingdean Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sheddingdean Community Primary School is Mrs Sarah Nower, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sheddingdean Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sheddingdean Community Primary 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 Sheddingdean Community Primary School?
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sheddingdean Community Primary School full?
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), 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 Sheddingdean Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sheddingdean Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sheddingdean Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sheddingdean Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sheddingdean Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sheddingdean Community Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School ranked 68th of 191 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sheddingdean Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sheddingdean Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sheddingdean Community Primary 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 12 September 2026.