St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill
School Close, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Burgess Hill, RH15 9RJ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie McCarthy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 126061
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Burgess Hill. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill 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 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - |
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 St Wilfrid's Catholic 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 | 62% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill compares
Its absence rate was lower than 75% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 5.7% | 419 | — |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 433 | 0.0 miles |
| London Meed Community Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| The Gattons Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.9% | 250 | 0.5 miles |
| Southway Junior School | 73% | 4.4% | 16.9% | 362 | 0.7 miles |
| Sheddingdean Community Primary School | 66% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 199 | 0.7 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)
- 5.7%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
London Meed Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
The Gattons Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Southway Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Sheddingdean Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Burgess Hill
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Primary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill teach?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Burgess Hill.
- Has St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill 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 St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill had 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Burgess Hill's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Wilfrid's Catholic 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 31 August 2024.