St Peter's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Haywards Heath. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 18 schools in Haywards Heath with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was 74% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Peter's CofE Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 54% in reading and 46% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Peter's CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put St Peter's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Peter's CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's CofE Primary School are West Hoathly CofE Primary School (2.3 miles); Balcombe Cofe Primary School (2.3 miles, 95% reading, 74% maths); St Giles CofE Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 60% reading, 60% maths); and Lindfield Primary Academy (2.8 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 89% maths).
St Peter's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
West Hoathly CofE Primary SchoolBalcombe Cofe Primary SchoolSt Giles CofE Primary SchoolLindfield Primary Academy
What parents say
33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Peter's CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).
Who goes there
8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 20 pupils (18.3%) received SEN support and 3 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Staffing
St Peter's CofE Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Horsted Keynes (Bluebell Railway), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hett Close (opposite), 370 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, other theft and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Peter's CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Peter's provides a warm, caring environment where pupils love coming to school and feel valued and safe. Reading is at the heart of everything, with expert staff helping all children become confident readers from an early age. The school also excels at developing well-rounded young people through a wide range of enriching activities, leadership opportunities, and support tailored to individual needs.
Key Strengths
- Expert phonics teaching and a sharp focus on reading from Reception onwards, with pupils becoming confident and fluent readers
- Excellent pupil behaviour and conduct, supported by the 'golden key' approach that helps pupils make sensible choices
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with strong support for pupils with SEND, who access the same curriculum as their peers and achieve well
- Teachers skilfully adapt teaching and provide effective feedback in core subjects like English and mathematics
- Rich provision for pupils' broader development through clubs, sports, musical instruments, and leadership roles
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment processes in wider foundation subjects are still developing, so teachers do not always check that pupils have secured essential knowledge before moving on
- School needs to ensure all staff have the skills to identify and support gaps in pupils' learning across the wider curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong systems in place that put pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical instrument lessons, sports clubs, local sports competitions, eco-council, school council, library volunteers, sports crew, ten-pin bowling, London visits
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a small, rural school that provides a caring and supportive environment where pupils flourish and feel safe. The school has maintained its good standards and continues to demonstrate strong leadership and high expectations for all pupils.
At a Glance
23.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
33 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 54% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 46% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 69% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Peter's CofE Primary School.
- Cool 4 School Clubs LTDAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Peter's CofE Primary School is in West Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to West Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at St Peter's CofE Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
74%
Available places
103 pupils
140 places
37 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Haywards Heath
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Haywards Heath
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,608
Applications
8,127
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
20
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
21.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
109
Total Pupils
58
Boys
51
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
13.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,463
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,488
Per pupil
£738k
Total funding
£27k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
14.1%
Persistent absence
92
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about St Peter's CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is St Peter's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Peter's CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Peter's CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Peter's CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Peter's CofE Primary School?
St Peter's CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 140 places.
How big are the classes at St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Classes at St Peter's CofE Primary School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Peter's CofE Primary School?
St Peter's CofE Primary School has around 109 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Peter's CofE Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at St Peter's CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 14.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming St Peter's CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Peter's CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Cool 4 School Clubs LTD (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are St Peter's CofE Primary School's term dates?
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near St Peter's CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Peter's CofE Primary School?
St Peter's CofE Primary School is at Holmans, Street Lane, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6UQ.
Sources: West Sussex term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)