Danehill Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Haywards Heath, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2017–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Danehill Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Haywards Heath, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Danehill Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | 4.89 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 4.55 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- 3 of the 20 Reception 2026 applications (15%) came from families living outside East Sussex; 0 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 64 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, confident and enthusiastic learners at this friendly, welcoming school.”
- “Relationships across the school are relaxed, warm and supportive.”
- “Pupils strive to meet the expectations of staff, who are ambitious for every pupil to achieve their best.”
To improve
- “However, their achievement in some subjects is varied.”
- “This is because the school has not ensured that pupils learn key curriculum knowledge in a logical order.”
- “This means pupils are not always learning as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Nutley Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fletching Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Newick Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bonners CofE School & Nursery 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Rocks Park Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published