West Hoathly CofE Primary School
North Lane, West Hoathly, RH19 4QG
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by West Hoathly CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Dann
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 126012
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
West Hoathly CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in West Sussex. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
West Hoathly CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 16 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 31% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 75% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 56% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 63% | 32% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 West Hoathly 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 | 67% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Hoathly CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 102 | — |
| West Hoathly CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 99 | 0.0 miles |
| Turners Hill Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 140 | 2.2 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 22.6% | 109 | 2.3 miles |
| St Giles CofE Primary School | 33% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 114 | 2.9 miles |
| The Meads Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 10.4% | 286 | 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)
- 7.84%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.39%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Hoathly CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary
-
Turners Hill Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
St Giles CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
The Meads Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
Common questions
- What ages does West Hoathly CofE Primary School teach?
- West Hoathly CofE Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in West Sussex.
- Has West Hoathly CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Hoathly CofE 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 many pupils are at West Hoathly CofE Primary School?
- West Hoathly CofE Primary School had 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have West Hoathly CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are West Hoathly CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Hoathly 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 31 October 2025.