Schools in BN6
Primary and secondary schools serving BN6, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 25,516 (2024)
Schools in BN6
11 schools in BN6: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 4 other, including 3 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 10 that publish a capacity are 100% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent9.1%
- Good36.4%
- Not rated54.5%
The largest schools here
- Hurstpierpoint CollegeOther · ages 4–19 · Independent · Faith school · 1,311 pupils · 97% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- Downlands Community SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,250 pupils · 104% fullGood1 mile · October 2022
- St Lawrence CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 599 pupils · 95% fullGood1.1 miles · January 2026
- The Windmills Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 363 pupils · 101% fullGood1.1 miles · November 2021
- Hassocks Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–7 · 266 pupils · 99% fullExcellent0.7 miles · April 2026
- Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 243 pupils · 151% fullNot rated2.1 miles
- Albourne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 177 pupils · 84% fullNot rated2.1 miles
- Bolney CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 106 pupils · 95% fullGood4.6 miles · July 2011
- LVS HassocksOther · ages 8–19 · Independent · 99 pupils · 90% fullNot rated2.5 miles
- Farney Close SchoolOther · ages 9–18 · Independent · 85 pupils · 85% fullNot rated4.2 miles
- Plumpton CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated4.2 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.