Bolney CofE Primary School

West SussexVoluntary controlled school

Church Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QP

Headteacher: Ms Emma LofthouseSchool website ↗Pupils: 97 (capacity: 112)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected March 2025
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
20%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected March 2025
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 March 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
20.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 60%·Maths 20%All three 20%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected60%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected20%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
16
How many families wanted this school first?
18
How many got their first choice?
15of 18 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
34

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
0.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
45 girls, 52 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 71% (2017/18), currently 20%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1641.0%0.0%-1.6-5.2+0.3
2016/1757.0%14.0%+1.2-2.2-0.6
2017/1871.0%12.0%+1.0-2.2+2.2
2018/1967.0%0.0%+0.1-6.2-2.6
2022/2354.0%0.0%-2.6+0.1-4.5
2023/2425.0%0.0%---
2024/2520.0%10.0%---