The Burgess Hill Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Sussex
Station Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
22.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
956
Capacity used
Has space80%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
101 of 101 families who put it first got an offer
222
Places offered
274
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 101 | 101 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 87 | 43 | ● 49% |
| 3rd preference | 86 | 27 | ● 31% |
| Total | 274 | 171 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Phil Snelling
- Address
- Station Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
- Phone
- 01444241691
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds · Mid Sussex
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142089
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST
956 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
18 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,044 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 209 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 207 | 22% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Language | 207 | 17% | 51% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 195 | 18% | 56% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 168 | 8% | 32% | 53% | |
| History | 117 | 26% | 46% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 111 | 32% | 72% | 86% | |
| Geography | 70 | 19% | 47% | 56% | |
| Business | 52 | 15% | 44% | 58% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 23% | 61% | 75% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 13% | 44% | 63% | |
| Biology | 27 | 41% | 85% | 100% | |
| Physics | 27 | 30% | 74% | 96% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.