Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillOak Tree Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burgess Hill.

Summary of the comparison

Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill and Oak Tree Primary School are primary schools in Burgess Hill.

  • Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Oak Tree Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill is ahead on our composite score.

  • Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill was judged Good and Oak Tree Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill (63.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill versus Oak Tree Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Burgess HillBirchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillBurgess HillOak Tree Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking9th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure215th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll407 429
Capacity420 630
LocationBurgess Hill, RH15 0DP Burgess Hill, RH15 0PZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census407 429
Free school meals (ever 6)7.1% 15.2%
English as an additional language5.9% 12.4%
SEN support11.3% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.1% 13.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill · Oak Tree Primary School