Oak Tree Primary School
Junction Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DURRINGTON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John Smith
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Durrington Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 150711
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444233368
About this school
Oak Tree Primary School is a primary academy in Burgess Hill. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 408 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Oak Tree Primary School (URN 125930).
How Oak Tree Primary School compares
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 | — | 5.4% | 15.2% | 408 | — |
| Sheddingdean Community Primary School | 66% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill | 76% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 403 | 1.0 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 433 | 1.1 miles |
| London Meed Community Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.6% | 415 | 1.2 miles |
| The Gattons Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.9% | 250 | 1.3 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)
- 15.15%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 13.39%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sheddingdean Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill1.0 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
-
London Meed Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
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The Gattons Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Burgess Hill
Other schools in Burgess Hill
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Primary
- London Meed Community 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
- Burgess Hill Girls Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Oak Tree Primary School teach?
- Oak Tree Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Burgess Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Tree Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oak Tree Primary School is Mr John Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oak Tree Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Tree 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 Oak Tree Primary School?
- Oak Tree Primary School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oak Tree Primary School full?
- Oak Tree Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 408 on roll (65%), so it has space against 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 Oak Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oak Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oak Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oak Tree Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Oak Tree Primary School?
- Oak Tree Primary School is part of DURRINGTON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Oak Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Oak Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Oak Tree Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oak Tree Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.