The Burgess Hill Academy
About the school
The Burgess Hill Academy is an open secondary school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 December 2024
- Published
- 20 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.6
- West Sussex
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.30%
- West Sussex
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 65.10%
- West Sussex
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 26.30%
- West Sussex
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.81
- West Sussex
- 4.07
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1018
Girls
48.43%
Boys
51.57%
SEN support
11.89%
Education, health and care plan
1.18%
English as an additional language
7.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.01%
Overall absence
9.99
Persistent absence
22.22
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
175
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
3%