Woodlands MeedHambrook School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burgess Hill.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Woodlands Meed and Hambrook School in Burgess Hill.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 1.1 for Woodlands Meed and 6.4 for Hambrook School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Woodlands Meed (0.5 in 2021-22, 1.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Burgess HillWoodlands Meed | Burgess HillHambrook School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | ||
| School type | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 5-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 296 | 59 | |
| Capacity | 259 | 60 | |
| Location | Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY | Burgess Hill, RH15 8HY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 1.1 | 6.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 2.6% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 39 | 7 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 281 | 50 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.6% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.6% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.4% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.6% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.2% | Not reported | 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
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Woodlands Meed
Full profiles: Woodlands Meed · Hambrook School