St Giles CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
St Giles CofE Primary School is a primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Giles CofE 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
- Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 18 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- Of the 35 Reception 2026 applications, 9 came from families living outside West Sussex, and 4 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex that have results.
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
- Church Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils delight in attending this friendly school.”
- “They are safe and know that the adults care for them.”
- “This helps them to recognise their own emotions and those of their peers.”
To improve
- “In 2023 national tests, pupils’ achievement was lower than the school expected.”
- “However, some older pupils’ recall of number facts, such as times tables, is not secure.”
- “This means that pupils can struggle when faced with more complex mathematical problems.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 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) | 33% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 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 Peter's CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- West Hoathly CofE Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lindfield Primary Academy 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackthorns Community Primary School 3.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harlands Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Warden Park Primary Academy 4.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published