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EnglandBurgess Hill

Schools in Burgess Hill

Victorian terraces and post-war suburban estates give Burgess Hill its settled character, spreading across the West Sussex clay plain towards the northern edge of the South Downs National Park. The town holds around 32,000 residents today.

Queen Elizabeth Avenue is among the most sought-after addresses for primary catchments, while the town draws families who value its mid-Sussex state school offer and compact, self-contained geography. Birchwood Grove and Southway extend the quieter southern residential quarters, and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve marks the north-western edge before Southern trains from Burgess Hill station reach Brighton in around eighteen minutes.

Area Performance

Burgess Hill schools rank in the top 31% of England

Across 12 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.77/10, +0.31 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

17% Elite

Distribution across all Burgess Hill schools

17%
8%
58%
17%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Burgess Hill vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 31%

Across all ranked Burgess Hill schools

Top 41%Primaryavg #6,071 of 14,978
Top 25%Secondaryavg #914 of 3,680
Top 15%Sixth formavg #367 of 2,376

Primary schools: 6 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.58 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,071
+9 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 41% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
69%
+7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.58 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,071
+9 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 41% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
69%
+7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.8/10
+1.37 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#914
+25 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 25% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
49%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.4
+7.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.8/10
+1.37 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#914
+25 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 25% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
49%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.4
+7.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.8/10
+1.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#367
+35 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 15% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
40%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
68%
+18 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.8/10
+1.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#367
+35 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 15% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
40%
+15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
68%
+18 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#818

2 ranked schools · +96 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

15

Offers

5

Offer rate33.3%
+10.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

5

Offers

0

Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#270

2 ranked schools · +503 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

10

Offers

5

Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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