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36 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is The Windmills Junior School, 0.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
The Windmills Junior SchoolCommunity	0.2 mi	Primary	363	Good, 2021
Hassocks Infant SchoolCommunity	0.4 mi	Primary	266	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.2 mi	Primary	243	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2017, previous school)
St Lawrence CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.8 mi	Primary	599	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Hurstpierpoint CollegeOther independent	1.9 mi	Independent	1,311	-
London Meed Community Primary SchoolCommunity	1.9 mi	Primary	415	Good, 2023
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillCommunity	2.1 mi	Primary	403	Good, 2022
Woodlands MeedFoundation special	2.1 mi	Special	296	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014)
Burgess Hill GirlsOther independent	2.1 mi	Independent	440	-
The Burgess Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led	2.1 mi	Secondary	956	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (May 2019)
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.3 mi	Primary	433	Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Southway Junior SchoolCommunity	2.5 mi	Primary	362	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements
The Gattons Infant SchoolCommunity	2.6 mi	Primary	250	Good, 2024
Hambrook SchoolOther independent special	2.7 mi	Special	59	-
Sheddingdean Community Primary SchoolCommunity	2.9 mi	Primary	199	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5
Oak Tree Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	3.0 mi	Primary	408	Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Albourne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.0 mi	Primary	177	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
St Paul's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter	3.2 mi	Secondary	1,160	Outstanding, 2023
Plumpton CollegeFurther education	3.2 mi	16 plus	-	-
LVS HassocksOther independent special	3.3 mi	Special	99	-
West Sussex Alternative Provision CollegePupil referral unit	3.5 mi	Alternative provision	254	Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2014)
Plumpton Primary SchoolCommunity	3.5 mi	Primary	136	Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017)
Wivelsfield Primary School and NurseryCommunity	3.9 mi	Primary	242	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Patcham Junior SchoolCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	353	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (May 2015)
Coldean Primary SchoolCommunity	4.1 mi	Primary	309	Good, 2022
Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity	4.1 mi	Primary	359	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1
Downs View Life Skills CollegeSpecial post 16 institution	4.1 mi	Special	-	-
Patcham High SchoolCommunity	4.1 mi	Secondary	1,074	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017)
Patcham Infant SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	272	Good, 2022
Westdene Primary SchoolCommunity	4.4 mi	Primary	445	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
University of SussexHigher education institutions	4.5 mi	Higher education institutions	-	-
Bolnore Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.8 mi	Primary	424	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2019Last graded Good (Mar 2011, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.9 mi	Secondary	808	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good
Varndean CollegeFurther education	4.9 mi	16 plus	-	-
Chailey SchoolCommunity	4.9 mi	Secondary	862	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2
Varndean SchoolCommunity	4.9 mi	Secondary	1,487	Good, 2022

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).

Overall deprivation10

Income10

Employment10

Education and skills10

Health10

Crime10

Barriers to housing and services8

Living environment9

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 30

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