St Augustine's CofE Primary School

About St Augustine's CofE Primary School

St Augustine's CofE Primary School in Mid Sussex is a popular choice among local families, with 17 applications for just 11 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.55. Nine of those applications were first-preference choices, and nine offers were made to first-preference applicants, suggesting that for those who put it top of their list, the school is a realistic option. The school is a Church of England state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with a small roll of 96 pupils against a capacity of 105. It has a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a grade it has held consistently across both its recent inspections. The school also has a sensory room, a forest school, a chapel, and an art studio, which give a sense of the kind of environment on offer.

Academically, the picture is mixed. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the West Sussex local authority average of 56%. The school ranks 139th out of 226 primary schools in the county on this measure, placing it in the bottom half nationally. However, reading is a clear strength: 100% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, with a third achieving the higher standard, and the average reading score was 107. Maths was weaker, with 78% at the expected level and an average score of 103, while writing saw 56% at the expected level and no pupils reaching the higher standard. The school’s Ofsted breakdown rated behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management all as Good, with early years provision also Good.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, and a gymnasium, plus outdoor playground space. Sports provision covers gymnastics, football, cricket, rounders, tennis and netball, and there are clubs such as gardening, science, art, coding, chess and choir. SEND support is available for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a relatively small intake of 11 places per year, oversubscription is moderate rather than extreme, making it a realistic choice for families who prioritise a church school with a strong reading focus and a Good Ofsted rating. It is not a nursery or boarding school, and has no sixth form. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Lindfield Primary Academy, 2.9 km away.

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