The Gattons Infant School

The Gattons Infant School has made commendable progress since its last inspection, moving from a requires improvement status to a good rating overall. Pupils thrive in an encouraging environment where they take pride in their learning and are well-prepared for future education. The school emphasizes a broad and ambitious curriculum, with strong support for pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), allowing them to achieve well across subjects. Teachers have high expectations and utilize good assessment strategies, contributing positively to the overall school experience. Despite these strengths, there are areas that need refinement. Some lessons lack precise objectives, which hinders the potential for all pupils to achieve their best. Additionally, while there is an effective assessment system in place, it is not uniformly applied across all subjects, particularly in phonics instruction, where gaps in understanding may go unaddressed. Overall, while the school excels in nurturing a positive learning atmosphere, attention must be given to enhancing lesson design and assessment practices to ensure all pupils can fully capitalize on their learning opportunities.

Strengths

• High expectations set by teachers for pupil achievement.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to achieve well.
• Engaging curriculum with a focus on essential skills and knowledge.
• Positive learning environment that promotes joy in learning.
• Effective behavior management and emotional support for pupils.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional lack of precision in lesson objectives.
• Inconsistent assessment practices in some subjects.

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 Gattons Infant School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.9% 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 Gattons Infant 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 Gattons Infant School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.4% 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, 8.0% of pupils at The Gattons Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Gattons Infant School received £6,156 and spent £6,292 for each of its 250 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £83,000 (-£331 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 Gattons Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Gattons Infant School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was The Gattons Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Gattons Infant School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does The Gattons Infant School have?

The Gattons Infant School has 250 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Gattons Infant School cover?

The Gattons Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is The Gattons Infant School?

The Gattons Infant School is at Royal George Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9SL.