Balcombe Cofe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.70 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Balcombe Cofe Primary School is a primary school in Haywards Heath, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Balcombe 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 | 3.70 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
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child 3.70 miles away, the 13th longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2018, with the sharpest swing coming between 2025 and 2026.
- 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.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% 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
- London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 140 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
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: 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 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St. Mark's CofE Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Handcross Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brook Infant School and Nursery 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodgate Primary Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maidenbower Junior School 3.3 mi School remains Good
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Oaks Primary School & Nursery 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published