High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Uckfield, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.67 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Uckfield, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
High Hurstwood 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 | 2.67 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.45 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 1.49 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 2.68 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 1.78 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 3.06 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.67 miles away, the 7th longest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2017, though it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- For Reception 2026 there were 18 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 14 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
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
- Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Uckfield, TN22 4AD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “This is a successful, friendly and welcoming school.”
- “The school has a positive atmosphere and all its pupils are welcomed and nurtured.”
- “The school’s values of belief, curiosity, kindness and resilience are well embedded.”
To improve
- “A few foundation subjects, however, do not have such a clear, sequenced curriculum.”
- “However, gaps in learning are not always addressed as quickly and effectively as they could be.”
- “This means pupils’ learning is not always securely embedded before moving on.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 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) | 80% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Buxted CofE Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bonners CofE School & Nursery 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ashdown Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manor Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published