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The Windmills Junior School

Community school · Hassocks · BN6 8LS

Ages 7–11 · 363 pupils · West Sussex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2021-11-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.9%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
362

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

363 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
363
Boys / girls
191 / 172
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
363 / 360 (101%)
Free school meals
6.9%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Sam Page

Location

Address
Dale Avenue
Postcode
BN6 8LS
Town
Hassocks
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Hassocks, West Sussex, 363 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.9%.

Open schools in Hassocks
7
Primary schools in Hassocks
4
Academies among open schools in Hassocks
29% (2)
Open schools in BN6
8
Primary in BN6
5
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 HassocksNear BN6

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Sam Page
Telephone
01273842421
Website
http://www.windmills.w-sussex.sch.uk

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