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St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Eastern Road, Haywards Heath RH16 3NL · stwilfrids-hh.school · 01444 413707

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
63%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
418
100% of 420 places
Local authority
West Sussex
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
12.9%
First language not English
10%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 57 (Places 60)57September 2023: 45 (Places 59)45September 2024: 47 (Places 56)47September 2025: 50 (Places 60)50September 2026: 49 (Places 54)49Places 54
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202654490.9100%
September 2025Sept 202560500.898%
September 2024Sept 202456470.8100%
September 2023Sept 202359450.891%
September 2022Sept 20226057196%

Results

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 57% (England 53%)57%2016/17: 62% (England 61%)62%2017/18: 71% (England 64%)71%2018/19: 73% (England 65%)73%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 58% (England 61%)58%2024/25: 63% (England 62%)63%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126056)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 18 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
17 Jun 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126056), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126056)

  • Feb 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126056)

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126056)

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
104
26% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲99% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲91% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲69% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲83% agreeEngland 67%

based on 23 parents (22%) with SEND

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