Schools in Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath is a commuter town in Mid Sussex with 28 schools - 18 primaries drawn from the town and surrounding villages, and 2 secondaries: Oathall Community College and Warden Park Secondary Academy in Cuckfield. West Sussex County Council co-ordinates admissions for maintained schools here, using sibling priority then nearest-school distance as the main oversubscription criteria for primaries.
Oathall Community College is the main secondary for Haywards Heath itself, admitting around 240 pupils per year on proximity after sibling and looked-after children criteria. Warden Park Secondary Academy in neighbouring Cuckfield draws from villages to the north and west. The town has grown steadily, and primary catchment boundaries in newer residential areas can be tighter than in established streets - use the catchment.school postcode tool to verify before applying.
School demand in Haywards Heath
Across the 27 schools in Haywards Heath with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 9 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
13 schools in Haywards Heath have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Haywards Heath are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of East Sussex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Haywards Heath have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Haywards Heath: 6 oversubscribed (18)
Danehill Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Haywards Heath · RH17 7JB
Handcross Primary School
Primary · Community school
Haywards Heath · RH17 6HB
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Haywards Heath · RH17 6UQ
Bolney CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Haywards Heath · RH17 5QP
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Haywards Heath · RH17 7PB
Twineham CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Haywards Heath · RH17 5NR
St. Mark's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Haywards Heath · RH17 6EN
St Giles CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Haywards Heath · RH17 7AY
Warden Park Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Haywards Heath · RH16 3JR
Harlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH16 1PJ
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH16 2UA
Lindfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH16 2DX
Northlands Wood Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH16 3RX
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH16 3PQ
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH16 3NL
Bolnore Village Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH16 4GD
Balcombe Cofe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH17 6HS
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield
Primary · Academy converter
Haywards Heath · RH17 5BQ
Secondary Schools in Haywards Heath (2)
Other Schools in Haywards Heath (8)
Cumnor House School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Haywards Heath · RH17 7HT
Ardingly College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Haywards Heath · RH17 6SQ
Great Walstead School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Haywards Heath · RH16 2QL
Farney Close School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Haywards Heath · RH17 5RD
Brighton College Prep Handcross
Not applicable · Other independent school
Haywards Heath · RH17 6HF
Central Education Ltd
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Haywards Heath · RH17 7NJ
Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Haywards Heath · RH16 4NQ
Brantridge School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Haywards Heath · RH17 6EQ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Haywards Heath are set by East Sussex and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.