Balcombe Cofe Primary School

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 19 families put this school as their first choice, and 20 places were offered. 18 of the families who put it first got a place (95%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Cool 4 School Clubs at Balcombe C E. Ofsted report

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Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 19 April 2023. Overall: Good It was inspected as Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

140 (capacity 150)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Chichester

Academy trust

HURST EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED

Phone

01444811403

Address

London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS

Website

balcombeschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports