Primary school in Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Oak Tree Primary School
Junction Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0PZ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 5 April 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- Places
- 630
- How full
- 65% full — 408 of 630 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 202 / 206
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 15%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Mid Sussex 013D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- DURRINGTON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: John Smith
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Burgess Hill St Andrews
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- URN
- 150711
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheddingdean Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2024 | 66% | 0.7 mi |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess HillCommunity school | Good 2022 | 76% | 1 mi |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 77% | 1.1 mi |
| London Meed Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 55% | 1.2 mi |
| The Gattons Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Southway Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 73% | 1.5 mi |
| Bolnore Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2019 | 72% | 1.8 mi |
| Wivelsfield Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2022 | 69% | 1.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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