Woodlands Meed
Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Rowland
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 259
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 136114
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444244133
About this school
Woodlands Meed is a foundation special school in Burgess Hill. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 296 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 21 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 30 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.68 -2.27 to -1.09 | -1.61 -2.14 to -1.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.3% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 3.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodlands Meed 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 | 0% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.8 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 274 |
| 2023/24 | 280 |
| 2024/25 | 281 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.6%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.64%
- Persistent absence
- 33.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burgess Hill Girls0.4 miles
Independent schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hambrook School0.8 miles
Special schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hurstpierpoint College1.5 miles
Independent schools · Hassocks
-
West Sussex Alternative Provision College1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Burgess Hill
-
LVS Hassocks2.9 miles
Special schools · Hassocks
Other schools in Burgess Hill
- Hambrook School Special schools
- West Sussex Alternative Provision College Local authority maintained schools
- 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
- Burgess Hill Girls Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodlands Meed teach?
- Woodlands Meed teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Burgess Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodlands Meed?
- The headteacher of Woodlands Meed is Mr Adam Rowland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodlands Meed last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodlands Meed, 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 Woodlands Meed?
- Woodlands Meed has 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Woodlands Meed full?
- Woodlands Meed has capacity for 259 pupils and 296 on roll (114%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodlands Meed a faith school?
- No. Woodlands Meed has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Woodlands Meed have?
- The schools register lists Woodlands Meed's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodlands Meed's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Woodlands Meed's absence rate?
- Woodlands Meed's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodlands Meed's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodlands Meed'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 1 July 2026.