Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 23 June 2026Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
- 12 October 2021Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry257 applications · 89 places offered · 124 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2025 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2024 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2023 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
- 2022 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2021 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2020 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2019 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2018 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
- 2017 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
- 2016 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
- 2015 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
- This school
- West Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Lindfield Primary School (URN 133299), the previous school.
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 | 89 | 257 | 2.9 | 124 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2025 | 90 | 248 | 2.8 | 108 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 90 | 240 | 2.7 | 109 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2023 | 90 | 292 | 3.2 | 133 | 1.48 |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 256 | 2.8 | 114 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2021 | 121 | 267 | 2.2 | 122 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 90 | 280 | 3.1 | 102 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2019 | 90 | 282 | 3.1 | 114 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2018 | 90 | 253 | 2.8 | 87 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 91 | 249 | 2.7 | 106 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2016 | 90 | 224 | 2.5 | 92 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2015 * | 90 | 292 | 3.2 | 113 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2014 * | 90 | 243 | 2.7 | 87 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 78% · Writing 84% · Maths 89% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- West Sussex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 13% | 107 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 7% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 10% | 107 | 105 |
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
- Lindfield Primary AcademyThis schoolThis school20262.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · West Sussex20265.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · West SussexSome aspects not as strong20252.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · West SussexStandards maintained20252.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · West SussexStandards maintained20253.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · West SussexGood20232.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · West SussexRemains Good20232.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · West SussexGood20231.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · West SussexRemains Good20191.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142291 · 938/2257
- Capacity
- 660 pupils · 656 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Lindfield Primary School (URN 133299)
- Address
- School Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2DX
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Mid Sussex
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources