Woodlands Meed, Burgess Hill

Good
Special
Foundation special school
Mixed
Ages 219

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Adam Rowland
Pupils:296 / 259 capacity
LA:West Sussex
Phone:01444244133
Address:Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 13 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 19 March 2014
URN:136114
UKPRN:10038783
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Mid Sussex
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2014 inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

32.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Burgess Hill Rail Station (west entrance)
464m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

Queens Crescent (SW-bound)
377m · 6 min walk
Queen Elizabeth Avenue (W-bound)
424m · 7 min walk
Station Road (adj)
452m · 7 min walk
Civic Way (S-bound)
512m · 8 min walk
Railway Station (adj)
535m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

114%

Over capacity

296 pupils

259 capacity

37 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Burgess Hill

Medium pressure
New homes approved:740
Projected new pupils:133

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Burgess Hill

Admissions Demand - West Sussex

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

9,742

Applications

8,914

Got 1st preference

87.8%

Got preferred school

97.4%

Secondary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)

Inspection History

19 March 2014
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.64371%

Overall absence

33.18386%

Persistent absence

223

Enrolments

Authorised7.21236%
Unauthorised2.43136%
Persistent (10%+)33.18386%
Severe (50%+)2.24215%

Absence trend

8.79366%
18/19
7.26238%
20/21
10.13561%
21/22
8.9243%
22/23
8.24954%
23/24
9.64371%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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