Handcross Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Handcross Primary School is a primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Handcross 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of pupils here, 12.6% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex is 23.5%.
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
- Also in 2024/25, 14% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 238 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), work incredibly hard and achieve well.”
- “Leaders ensure that there are strong relationships at all levels.”
- “Bullying is rare, and this helps pupils to feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, this is not as accurate as leaders would like, and this hampers some pupils’ ability to build upon their prior learning to understand more complex ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2023 (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) | 79% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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 West Sussex.
- St. Mark's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodgate Primary Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Colgate Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadfield Primary Academy 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Seymour Primary School 2.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Balcombe Cofe Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Bewbush Academy 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published