St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolBalcombe Cofe Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Haywards Heath.

Summary of the comparison

St Peter's CofE Primary School and Balcombe Cofe Primary School are primary schools in Haywards Heath.

  • St Peter's CofE Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Balcombe Cofe Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Balcombe Cofe Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Peter's CofE Primary School was judged Good and Balcombe Cofe Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for St Peter's CofE Primary School and 63.0% for Balcombe Cofe Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Peter's CofE Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Peter's CofE Primary School versus Balcombe Cofe Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Haywards HeathSt Peter's CofE Primary SchoolHaywards HeathBalcombe Cofe Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking84th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure148th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll106 141
Capacity140 150
LocationHaywards Heath, RH17 6UQ Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census106 141
Free school meals (ever 6)22.6% 9.2%
English as an additional language12.3% 2.8%
SEN support17.0% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.1% 5.0% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: St Peter's CofE Primary School · Balcombe Cofe Primary School