Harlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.87 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Harlands Primary School is a primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Harlands 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 | 0.87 mi |
| 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: the last child offered a place lived 0.87 miles away, the 31st shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That Reception distance was further than in 2025 and has swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 57 first-choice applications for 60 offers, with 53 offers going to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 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
- Penland Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1PJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “There is a buzz of excitement about learning at Harlands Primary School.”
- “Pupils are happy, active and animated.”
- “They enjoy school and are excited by the many opportunities it offers them.”
To improve
- “However, staff in key stage 2 have not yet all been trained to teach the current phonics programme.”
- “This means they do not have the skills to offer ongoing support to the older pupils who need it.”
- “However, subject leaders have not yet checked that their plans are effective in helping pupils to know more and remember more over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 57% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 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.
- Warden Park Primary Academy 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackthorns Community Primary School 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lindfield Primary Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bolnore Village Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published