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Oathall Community College

  • 11–16Ages
  • 1,341Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 126085URN

Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodOct 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.6per place
0.3 above West Sussex median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in West Sussex

684 applications for 264 places · 15th of 40 in West Sussex
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
51.3of 90
9th of 40 in West Sussex
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodOct 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

  1. 14 September 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 10 October 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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
2.6applications per place, Year 7
0.3 above West Sussex median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

684 applications · 264 places offered · 265 named it first

  1. 2026 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.3
  2. 2025 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.2
  3. 2024 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.2
  4. 2023 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.1
  5. 2022 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.3
  6. 2021 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
  7. 2020 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.4
  8. 2019 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.4
  9. 2018 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
  10. 2017 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.2
  11. 2016 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.3
  12. 2015 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.3
  13. 2014 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.1
  • This school
  • West Sussex median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262646842.62651.00
Sep 20252656622.52550.96
Sep 20242736592.42851.04
Sep 20232675962.22470.93
Sep 20222706872.52470.91
Sep 20212906392.22220.77
Sep 20202636342.42330.89
Sep 20192706322.32070.77
Sep 20182326022.61950.84
Sep 20172234852.22010.90
Sep 20162154832.31640.76
Sep 20152224852.21810.82
Sep 20141954182.11790.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

257 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.39th of 40 in West Sussex
Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%13th of 40 in West Sussex
Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%
  • This school
  • West Sussex median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.28
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)25751.353%76%–
2024/2523151.658%75%–
2023/2423450.650%73%+0.28
2022/2321351.359%75%+0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
126085 · 938/4102
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,350 pupils · 1,341 on roll
Free school meals
14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Local authority
West Sussex · Mid Sussex

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources