One primary in the village, and that's where the school question begins and mostly ends. A Key Stage 2 maths score of about 103, sitting right on the national average. No current inspection grading in the data to lean on. Secondary education is a drive out, with the typical secondary school around a 22-minute car journey or over half an hour on public transport. The schools picture is average in the literal statistical sense, which is neither the selling point of the village nor the deal-breaker some incoming buyers expect it to be.
The primary in the village is St Peter's CofE Primary School. A Key Stage 2 maths average of around 103 lands the school at the national midpoint, which means it isn't beating the curve and isn't missing it either. The brief carries no current Ofsted grading to summarise, so any parent making a decision should be reading the school's most recent inspection report directly rather than relying on a headline grade that doesn't exist in this dataset. One state primary in the area means the question of choice is mostly settled before it starts: this is the village school, and the call is whether it fits your family rather than which of three options you prefer.
Catchment is the bit most likely to catch out an in-bound buyer, and it deserves stating plainly. A named school within walking distance does not guarantee a place at that school. Admissions in West Sussex run on distance, sibling priority and the standard local-authority criteria, and being inside the village does not always mean being inside the priority zone in a year when applications are heavier than usual. Anyone buying for school access should check the latest admissions policy and the prior year's offer outcomes for the specific school, because the algorithm is consistent but not flexible, and a marginal address one year becomes a missed offer the next.
The secondary picture is regional rather than village-based, with no named secondary in the village itself. The journey times point at established provision a reasonable drive away, and the realistic answer is that secondary-age children leave the village daily for school somewhere else in the wider area. That isn't a Henfield problem, it's the standard arrangement for a Sussex village of this size, and most buyers thinking about a long stay should factor in that the secondary school years will involve school-run mileage or a bus pass.
Average, in the proper sense of the word. The primary sits on the national mid-line, the secondary is a drive away, and the schools are part of the trade-off you negotiate when you choose a village over a town.