Hassocks Infant School
Chancellors Park, Hassocks, BN6 8EY
266 pupils · 99% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 5.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 14 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 85 | 80 | 141 | 84 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 88 | 86 | 166 | 88 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 89 | 165 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 94 | 171 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 98 | 188 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 83 | 77 | 176 | 83 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 85 | 83 | 152 | 85 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 86 | 86 | 175 | 86 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Windmills Junior School 0.5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 2.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School 2.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- London Meed Community Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.