The Windmills Junior School

The Windmills Junior School has demonstrated a commendable improvement in its overall performance since its previous inspection, moving from a rating of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school's strong emphasis on values such as kindness and respect has contributed to a thriving and harmonious learning environment where pupils feel safe and are motivated to excel in their studies. With a well-structured curriculum and effective subject leadership, the school has established a solid foundation that prepares students well for the future, showcasing high standards in writing and an enthusiasm for reading.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and embrace the school's values.
• The school offers a high-quality and ambitious curriculum.
• Subject leaders effectively support curriculum implementation.
• Strong emphasis on writing and reading promotes literacy.
• Pupils behave well and demonstrate high standards of conduct.
• Diversity and cultural understanding are actively promoted.
• Strong safeguarding measures are in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Monitoring of subject plans for all pupil groups needs improvement.
• Support for pupils with SEND in foundation subjects requires refinement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Windmills Junior School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Windmills Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Windmills Junior School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.1% of pupils at The Windmills Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Windmills Junior School received £5,937 and spent £5,949 for each of its 363 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £174,000 (£480 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Windmills Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Windmills Junior School is Good, from an inspection in December 2021.

When was The Windmills Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Windmills Junior School was last inspected in December 2021.

How many pupils does The Windmills Junior School have?

The Windmills Junior School has 363 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Windmills Junior School cover?

The Windmills Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are The Windmills Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Windmills Junior School?

The Windmills Junior School is at Dale Avenue, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8LS.