Primary school

The Windmills Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • BN6 8LS
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2021

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,220 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 48%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 37%37% · 2016/172017/18: top 65%2018/19: top 43%2022/23: top 43%2023/24: top 44%2024/25: top 48%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM65% · South East 64%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM9% · South East 7%6/10 Middle+21.2 pts
Reading score108 · South East 1068/10 Above+16.6 pts
Maths score106 · South East 1057/10 Above+8.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 74 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 69% · 70 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 61% · 83 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 70% · 87 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 64% · 103 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 65% · 89 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 65% · 91 pupils · South East 64%70%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 74 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 7% · 70 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 7% · 83 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 87 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 9% · 103 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 6% · 89 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 9% · 91 pupils · South East 7%9%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 74 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 70 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 83 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 106 · 87 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 107 · 103 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 89 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 91 pupils · South East 106108106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 74 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 70 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 83 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 87 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 103 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 89 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 106 · 91 pupils · South East 105106103No exams

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Inspections · 2007–2021

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2018Requires improvement
  5. 2021Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026363
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.5%
First language not English2.8%
SEN support12.5%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.7%
Persistently absent pupils4.7%

Girls 46.2%Boys 53.8%

100.8% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 13.4
  • Leadership 3.6
  • Teaching assistants 10.4
  • Other support 6

Teachers 17 FTE · Whole workforce 33.4 · 43 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£5,937
Spend per pupil£5,949
Staff spend per pupil£4,919
Reserve per pupil£480
  • +£174,344revenue reserve
  • −£4,470in-year balance

Grants £5,694 · self-generated £244 · premises £307 per pupil