Bolney CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Lofthouse
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 126007
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444881352
About this school
Bolney CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Haywards Heath. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 106 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 13 | 16 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 25% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 63% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 38% | 20% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 31% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Bolney CofE 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 | 54% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bolney CofE Primary School compares
Bolney CofE Primary School ranked 186th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 106 | — |
| Twineham CofE Primary School | 43% | 9.7% | 13% | 14 | 1.8 miles |
| Southway Junior School | 73% | 4.4% | 16.9% | 362 | 3.2 miles |
| St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 16% | 95 | 3.2 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield | 82% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 420 | 3.2 miles |
| The Gattons Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.9% | 250 | 3.3 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)
- 5.15%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 13.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Twineham CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
Southway Junior School3.2 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield3.2 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
The Gattons Infant School3.3 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Haywards Heath
Bolney CofE Primary School ranks 18th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Haywards Heath.
- Balcombe Cofe Primary School Primary
- Blackthorns Community 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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bolney CofE Primary School teach?
- Bolney CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Haywards Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Bolney CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bolney CofE Primary School is Ms Emma Lofthouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bolney CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bolney CofE 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 big is Bolney CofE Primary School?
- Bolney CofE Primary School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bolney CofE Primary School full?
- Bolney CofE Primary School has capacity for 112 pupils and 106 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 Bolney CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bolney CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Bolney CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bolney CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bolney CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bolney CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Bolney CofE Primary School ranked 186th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bolney CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Bolney CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bolney CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bolney CofE 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 30 June 2026.