Bolnore Village Primary School
Updown Hill, Bolnore Village, Haywards Heath, RH16 4GD
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by Bolnore Village Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Taylor
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 135607
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
Bolnore Village Primary School was a foundation primary school in Haywards Heath. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bolnore Village Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2009, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - |
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 Bolnore Village 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 | 59% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Bolnore Village Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 62% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 13.3% | 412 | — |
| Bolnore Village Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 424 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 434 | 0.9 miles |
| Warden Park Primary Academy | 60% | 5.3% | 18.7% | 453 | 1.1 miles |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 12.6% | 418 | 1.1 miles |
| Harlands Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 453 | 1.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.3%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bolnore Village Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
Warden Park Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
Harlands Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
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 Bolnore Village Primary School teach?
- Bolnore Village Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Haywards Heath.
- Has Bolnore Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bolnore Village 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 Bolnore Village Primary School?
- Bolnore Village Primary School had 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Bolnore Village 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 59% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bolnore Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bolnore Village 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 November 2023.