Voluntary controlled school · West Sussex

St Augustine's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
97Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126009URN

Vicarage Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

22 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 14 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 1.5; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 1.3; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 1.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 1.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	22	1.6	11	0.79
Sep 2025	11	17	1.6	9	0.82
Sep 2024	15	23	1.5	13	0.87
Sep 2023	15	19	1.3	10	0.67
Sep 2022	15	28	1.9	12	0.80
Sep 2021	15	30	2.0	17	1.13
Sep 2020	15	22	1.5	6	0.40
Sep 2019	15	26	1.7	13	0.87
Sep 2018	15	35	2.3	16	1.07
Sep 2017	14	31	2.2	14	1.00
Sep 2016	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2015	19	24	1.3	7	0.37
Sep 2014	8	15	1.9	4	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 75% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%25th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard25%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	8%	109	106
2023/24	44%	0%	107	103
2022/23	100%	23%	108	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Northlands Wood Primary Academy
2.0 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
2.9 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lindfield Primary Academy
2.9 km · West Sussex

2026

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Blackthorns Community Primary School
3.0 km · West Sussex

2026

5.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Warden Park Primary Academy
3.3 km · West Sussex

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
3.4 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery
3.8 km · East Sussex

2026

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · East Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 27%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126009 · 938/3055
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 97 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Vicarage Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7PB
Local authority: West Sussex · Mid Sussex

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources