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Bolnore Village Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Updown Hill, Bolnore Village, Haywards Heath RH16 4GD · bolnorevillageprimary.org.uk · 01444 456715
On the mapSearch near RH16 4GD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 424
- 4 over 420 places · 101%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 84 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135607)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 September 2019, Ofsted’s outcome for Bolnore Village Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2019
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135607)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135607), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135607)