The Gattons Infant SchoolSheddingdean Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Gattons Infant School and Sheddingdean Community Primary School are primary schools in Burgess Hill.

  • The Gattons Infant School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sheddingdean Community Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Gattons Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Gattons Infant School was judged Good and Sheddingdean Community Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sheddingdean Community Primary School (25.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Gattons Infant School versus Sheddingdean Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Burgess HillThe Gattons Infant SchoolBurgess HillSheddingdean Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking201st of 218 in West Sussex 187th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll244 208
Capacity270 210
LocationBurgess Hill, RH15 9SL Burgess Hill, RH15 8JT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported66.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census244 208
Free school meals (ever 6)11.9% 13.9%
English as an additional language11.9% 13.0%
SEN support10.7% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure7.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.9% Stronger figure19.0% 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.

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.

The Gattons Infant School

Sheddingdean Community Primary School

Full profiles: The Gattons Infant School · Sheddingdean Community Primary School