St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 June 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Wilfrid's 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 49 first-choice applications for 54 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
- At the higher standard, the 2024/25 figure was 12% (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
- Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3NL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 June 2025
Strengths
- “There is a strong sense of community at St Wilfrid’s.”
- “Pupils and their families feel fully included in all aspects of school life.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
To improve
- “Staff have less expertise in teaching the very early stages of writing effectively.”
- “Consequently, not all pupils learn to form letters correctly from the start.”
- “This hampers the development of writing fluency for some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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) | 63% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 49 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 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Warden Park Primary Academy 0.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blackthorns Community Primary School 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Lindfield Primary Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bolnore Village Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harlands Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published