The Burgess Hill Academy

School Name: The Burgess Hill Academy
Address: Station Road
Town/City: Burgess Hill
County: West Sussex
Postcode: RH15 9EA
Telephone Number: 01444 241691
Website: www.theburgesshillacademy.org.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
Trust: University Of Brighton Academies Trust
Sponsor: University Of Brighton

Headteacher: Mrs Karen Clinton
Capacity: 1200
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 956 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 80% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 15.9%

URN: 142089
DfE Number: 938/4012
UKPRN: 10052495
UPRN: 10070645384
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Mid Sussex (E07000228)
Constituency: Mid Sussex (E14001366)
Electoral Ward: Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds (E05014713)

Easting & Northing: 531216E, 118619N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 57' 9.76" N 0° 7' 59.33" W
Plus Code: 9C2XXV38+3P

DfE Record: View record

1. Woodlands Meed (0.1km)
2. London Meed Community Primary School (0.3km)
3. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School (0.4km)
4. Burgess Hill Girls (0.6km)
5. Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill (0.9km)
6. Hambrook School (1.1km)
7. The Gattons Infant School (1.2km)
8. Southway Junior School (1.4km)
9. Sheddingdean Community Primary School (1.4km)
10. Oak Tree Primary School (1.7km)

Predecessor school†

• Oakmeeds Community College