Hassocks Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · West Sussex
Chancellors Park, Hassocks, BN6 8EY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/01/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.3%
2.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
266
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
86 of 86 families who put it first got an offer
88
Places offered
166
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 86 | 86 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 48 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 166 | 88 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Adrian Bates-Holland
- Address
- Chancellors Park, Hassocks, BN6 8EY
- Phone
- 01273842549
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Hassocks · Mid Sussex
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125933
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
266 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
14 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
19 January 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 179 pupils
Attendance
96.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.