St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Haywards Heath for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 418 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2019 of its predecessor, St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath. In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: July 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Eastern Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3NL |
| Phone | 01444413707 |
| Reference Number | 149129 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 418 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 46.89%
Girls: 53.11% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 12.9% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 10.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 36 | 59 |
| 2 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 3 | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| 4 | 18 | 39 | 57 |
| 5 | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| 6 | 34 | 25 | 59 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 77.3% |
| White, Other | 3.3% |
| Indian | 3.1% |
| Unclassified | 2.4% |
| Asian, Other | 2.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.9% |
| African | 1.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.7% |
| White & Asian | 0.7% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.7% |
| Caribbean | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath, inspected in May 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 17 Jun 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | School inspection |
| 08 Jul 2022 | Academy conversion letter |
| 08 May 2019 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath | |
| 14 Feb 2017 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Jun 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jan 2012 | Interim assessment |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Oct 2000 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 63% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 12% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 47 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 34 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 3 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School had 401 pupils for 420 places. 19 places (4.5%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Haywards Heath (SALT)” planning area
West Sussex counted 521 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 516 in 2029–30, down 1%.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 406 | 414 | 401 |
| Unfilled | 3.3% | 1.4% | 4.5% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 14.0 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 13.2% | 5.5% | 10.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 52.2% | 66.7% | 80.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 11.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 18.2% of pupils at St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| No specialist assessment of need | 52 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 11 | 2 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 4 | 3 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 3 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School received £6,214 and spent £6,227 for each of its 405 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £187,000 (£463 per pupil).
Across all 11 schools of Hurst Education Trust Limited, income was £5,584 and spending £5,780 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £116,000 | £183,000 | £187,000 |
| per pupil | £289 | £449 | £463 |
| In-year balance | -£29,000 | £81,000 | -£5,000 |
| per pupil | -£72 | £198 | -£12 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hazelgrove Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3PQ |
0.37 miles |
|
Warden Park Primary Academy
New England Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3JR |
0.38 miles |
|
Northlands Wood Primary Academy
Beech Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3RX |
0.56 miles |
|
Blackthorns Community Primary School
3 Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2UA |
0.92 miles |
|
Lindfield Primary Academy
School Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2DX |
1.07 miles |
|
Bolnore Village Primary School
Updown Hill, Bolnore Village, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4GD |
1.14 miles |
|
Harlands Primary School
Penland Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1PJ |
1.36 miles |
|
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
Vicarage Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7PB |
1.77 miles |
|
Great Walstead School
East Mascalls Lane, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QL |
1.82 miles |
|
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield
Glebe Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5BQ |
2.1 miles |
|
Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery
South Road, Wivelsfield Green, East Sussex, RH17 7QN |
2.38 miles |
|
Oak Tree Primary School
Junction Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0PZ |
2.42 miles |
|
Sheddingdean Community Primary School
Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8JT |
2.72 miles |
|
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0DP |
3.34 miles |
|
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
School Close, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9RJ |
3.38 miles |
|
The Gattons Infant School
Royal George Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9SL |
3.43 miles |
|
Southway Junior School
Southway, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9SU |
3.62 miles |
|
London Meed Community Primary School
Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9YQ |
3.62 miles |
|
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Holmans, Street Lane, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6UQ |
3.87 miles |
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Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Chailey St Peter's Ce Primary School, East Grinstead Road, North Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4DB |
4 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Oathall Community College
Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2AQ |
0.76 miles |
|
Warden Park Secondary Academy
Broad Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5DP |
1.88 miles |
|
Central Education Ltd
Yew Tree Farm, Nash Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 7NJ |
2.58 miles |
|
Hambrook School
Marle Place, Leylands Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8HY |
2.9 miles |
|
Chailey Heritage School
Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4EF |
3.14 miles |
|
Ardingly College
College Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ |
3.16 miles |
|
Burgess Hill Girls
Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG |
3.36 miles |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8GA |
3.36 miles |
|
The Burgess Hill Academy
Station Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9EA |
3.48 miles |
|
Woodlands Meed
Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9EY |
3.56 miles |
|
Farney Close School
Bolney Court, Bolney, Crossways, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5RD |
4.36 miles |
|
Hurstpierpoint College
College Lane, Hassocks, BN6 9JS |
4.79 miles |
|
Chailey School
Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4PU |
4.81 miles |
All schools in Haywards Heath · West Sussex local authority: places and applications
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is part of Hurst Education Trust Limited, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- Blackthorns Community Primary School Haywards Heath
- Lindfield Primary Academy Haywards Heath
- Bolnore Village Primary School Haywards Heath
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield Haywards Heath
- Balcombe Cofe Primary School Haywards Heath
- Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Ditchling
- West Hoathly CofE Primary School Select
- Albourne Church of England Primary School Hassocks
- Turners Hill Church of England Primary School Crawley
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Crawley
What is St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2019 of its predecessor, St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath.
When was St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.
How many pupils does St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School have?
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School has 418 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School cover?
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School?
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School is at Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3NL.