Lindfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.85 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lindfield Primary Academy is a primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 12 October 2021. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Lindfield 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 | 0.85 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
- For Reception in 2026 there were 124 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 89 offers went to first-choice families, and 35 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.85 miles away, the 30th shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 13% reached the higher standard (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
- School Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2DX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 656 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 12 October 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils at Lindfield Primary Academy enjoy a vibrant, inclusive community.”
- “They are happy and proud of their school.”
- “Pupils arrive each morning to a warm welcome from staff.”
To improve
- “Sometimes gaps in the building blocks of knowledge aren’t addressed as swiftly as they could be.”
- “Some pupils’ handwriting is less well developed but the school is working to address this.”
- “This is more effectively developed in core subjects than in other subjects across the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (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) | 70% | 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: 124 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 89 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.
- Blackthorns Community Primary School 0.2 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Warden Park Primary Academy 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Harlands Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bolnore Village Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published