St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Wilfrid's excels at creating an inclusive, welcoming community where every child feels valued and supported. The school is particularly strong in teaching reading, with expert staff ensuring pupils develop fluency and a love of stories from Reception onwards. Pupils benefit from exceptional enrichment opportunities including residential trips, music tuition, and after-school clubs, while those who need extra support with emotions or behaviour receive excellent care.
Key Strengths
- Strong community feel with pupils who are happy, proud and kind to each other
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs from early identification through Reception
- Expert teaching of early reading with well-trained staff ensuring pupils read confidently and fluently
- Wide range of enrichment opportunities including trips, after-school clubs, music lessons and orchestra
- Strong leadership that provides good staff support and professional training
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers' subject knowledge is not consistent across all subjects, affecting how clearly key learning is explained
- Staff expertise in teaching early writing stages needs strengthening so all pupils form letters correctly from the start
- Checks on pupils' learning lack precision in some subjects like mathematics, meaning errors and misconceptions are sometimes missed
- Some curricula are less well-developed, leading to learning that doesn't build logically
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Dance club, choir club, school orchestra, musical instrument lessons for all pupils, residential trip to the Isle of Wight, wide range of trips and experiences, before- and after-school care
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school provides a broad, engaging education within a strong sense of community where pupils feel happy, included and proud.
At a Glance
12.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
104 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 68% to 77%. Maths has improved from 67% to 71%. Writing has remained stable at around 73%.
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
29.2
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
418 pupils
420 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Haywards Heath
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Haywards Heath
Admissions Demand - West Sussex
Places available
9,817
Applications
8,398
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9307%
Overall absence
7.65027%
Persistent absence
366
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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