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London Meed Community Primary School

Community school · Burgess Hill · RH15 9YQ

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Phase

Primary

Age range

Ages 4–11

Pupils

415

Local authority

West Sussex

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, 415 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 14.2%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Burgess Hill
13
Primary schools in Burgess Hill
7
Academies among open schools in Burgess Hill
31% (4)
Open schools in RH15
13
Primary in RH15
7
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.

Compare with theseAll in Burgess HillNear RH15

Overview

School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
125931

Location

Address
Chanctonbury Road
Postcode
RH15 9YQ
Town
Burgess Hill
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
415
Boys / girls
218 / 197
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
415 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
14.2%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school

SEN & specialist provision

SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
11 on roll / 11 capacity
SEN unit places
0 on roll / 0 capacity

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Fiona Dowley
Telephone
01444232336
Website
http://www.londonmeedprimary.co.uk

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
57%
Higher standard (RWM)
9%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

5.3%

Persistent absence

10.9%

Unauthorised

1.2%

Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
366

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 5.6% · Persistent 14.6%
2021/22
Overall 4.8% · Persistent 13.1%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England