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Bolney CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Haywards Heath · RH17 5QP

Ages 4–11 · 106 pupils · West Sussex

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

25%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.06 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)25%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
90

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.06 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
37
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

106 pupils · 112 places

Pupils on roll
106
Boys / girls
55 / 51
School capacity
112
Capacity fill
106 / 112 (95%)
Free school meals
8.5%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chichester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Ms Emma Lofthouse

Location

Address
Church Lane, Bolney
Postcode
RH17 5QP
Town
Haywards Heath
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, 106 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.

Open schools in Haywards Heath
28
Primary schools in Haywards Heath
18
Academies among open schools in Haywards Heath
43% (12)
Open schools in RH17
18
Primary in RH17
11
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Twineham CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Haywards Heath · RH17 5NR · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence11.4%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Other independent special school

    Haywards Heath · RH17 5RD · West Sussex

    Ages 9–18

    • Att818.2
    • EM5+0%

    0.5 miles away

  • Other independent special school

    Hassocks · BN6 9HT · West Sussex

    Ages 8–19

    2.5 miles away

  • St Paul's Catholic College

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Burgess Hill · RH15 8GA · West Sussex

    Ages 11–18

    • Att856.8
    • P80.5
    • EM5+66%
    • Absence6.5%

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Emma Lofthouse
Telephone
01444881352

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