Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School
London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Balcombe Cofe Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Millbanks
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 126006
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Haywards Heath. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 136 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - |
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 Balcombe CofE Controlled 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 | 50% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 6.6% | 136 | — |
| Balcombe Cofe Primary School | 63% | 3.4% | 9.2% | 140 | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 22.6% | 109 | 2.3 miles |
| St. Mark's CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.4% | 19.8% | 100 | 2.4 miles |
| Handcross Primary School | 79% | 4% | 12.9% | 238 | 2.8 miles |
| Brook Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.2% | 6.9% | 172 | 3.1 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.6%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Balcombe Cofe Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
St. Mark's CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
Handcross Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
Brook Infant School and Nursery3.1 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Haywards Heath
- Balcombe Cofe Primary School Primary
- Blackthorns Community Primary School Primary
- Bolney CofE Primary School Primary
- Bolnore Village Primary School Primary
- Danehill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Handcross Primary School Primary
- Harlands Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield Primary
- Lindfield Primary Academy Primary
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy Primary
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Giles CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School teach?
- Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Haywards Heath.
- Has Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School?
- Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School had 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Balcombe CofE Controlled 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 10 July 2024.