The Burgess Hill Academy

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

Mid SussexConstituency

RH15 9EAPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Burgess Hill Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 956 pupils. The Burgess Hill Academy is part of UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.81

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

956

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 956
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.