Warden Park Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 🔒
Warden Park Primary Academy is a primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Warden Park Primary Academy 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: 47 first-choice applications for 57 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 26th lowest of 205 West Sussex primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 4 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- 2024/25: 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
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
- New England Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3JR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “This school is a happy and harmonious community.”
- “Pupils of all ages are curious, enthusiastic and try hard in lessons.”
- “From the start in Nursery, the school has high expectations of children’s capabilities and behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, there is more to do to place pupils well academically as they move on to their next schools.”
- “Recent leavers have often not secured the English and mathematics knowledge and skills that they should.”
- “In recent years, a large proportion of pupils have not reached the expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2025 (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) | 60% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 47 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blackthorns Community Primary School 0.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lindfield Primary Academy 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harlands Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bolnore Village Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published