Balcombe Cofe Primary School
Primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. Good (Apr 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 19 April 2023, report published 15 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Balcombe CofE Controlled Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Balcombe Cofe Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2027
The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 2.3 milesSt Peter's CofE Primary School
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
- 2.4 milesSt. Mark's CofE Primary School
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 2.8 milesHandcross Primary School
School remains Good (May 2023)
- 3.1 milesBrook Infant School and Nursery
Good (Jun 2024)
- 3.1 milesWoodgate Primary Academy
Report card, Apr 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.