Albourne Church of England Primary School
The Street, Hassocks, BN6 9DH
177 pupils · 84% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- HURST EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 7.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 February 2025, published 17 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.27 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 38 | 101 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 22 | 104 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 28 | 129 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 21 | 116 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Twineham CofE Primary School 3.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Southway Junior School 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hassocks Infant School 4.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The Gattons Infant School 4.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Windmills Junior School 5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.