Albourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Hassocks, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.09 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Albourne Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Hassocks, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Albourne Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.09 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 1.09 miles away; every applicant was offered a place in 4 of the 5 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 79% was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this friendly school.”
- “Pupils benefit from constructive and compassionate relationships with adults.”
- “They feel safe and welcome the school’s principles of shared respect.”
To improve
- “The school’s checks of what pupils know and can do is not securely developed across the curriculum.”
- “As a result, there is some variation in what pupils can remember and apply in a few subjects that have been recently developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southway Junior School 2.7 mi Not judged
- Hassocks Infant School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Gattons Infant School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Windmills Junior School 3.1 mi Good
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- London Meed Community Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published