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The Gattons Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Royal George Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9SL · thegattons.co.uk · 01444 235071
On the mapSearch near RH15 9SL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.91 mi
- 3.08 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 8 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 250
- 93% of 270 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
- First language not English
- 14.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 8” went to a home 1.91 mi (3.08 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 78 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 80 | 73 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 76 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 88 | 1 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 8 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.91 mi3.08 km | |
Ofsted
The Gattons Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 109
- 44% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (18%) with SEND