Oathall Community CollegeThe Burgess Hill Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Oathall Community College and The Burgess Hill Academy are secondary schools.
Oathall Community College scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Burgess Hill Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Oathall Community College is ahead on our composite score.
Oathall Community College was judged Good and The Burgess Hill Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.6 for Oathall Community College and 44.6 for The Burgess Hill Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oathall Community College (51.8 in 2021-22, 51.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Burgess Hill Academy (48.4 in 2021-22, 44.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Haywards HeathOathall Community College | Burgess HillThe Burgess Hill Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 38 in West Sussex Stronger figure | 29th of 38 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,303 | 1,018 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ | Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 Stronger figure | 44.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.0% Stronger figure | 48.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.5% Stronger figure | 65.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.2% Stronger figure | 26.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.81 Stronger figure | 3.81 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 231 | 209 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,303 | 1,018 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.6% | 16.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 7.6% | |
| SEN support | 19.3% | 11.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% Stronger figure | 22.2% | 15.8% |
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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Oathall Community College
The Burgess Hill Academy
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