Sheddingdean Community Primary School
Primary schoolSheddingdean Community Primary School is a primary school in Mid Sussex, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 2 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Sheddingdean Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hambrook SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file350 m
- Oak Tree Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed1.1 km
- West Sussex Alternative Provision CollegePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, May 20241.1 km
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- The Gattons Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 20241.2 km
- The Burgess Hill AcademySecondary. Some aspects not as strong, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Mid Sussex
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).