Oathall Community College

Appledore Gardens, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ

1,341 pupils · 99% of 1,350 capacity

Phase
Secondary
Type
Community school
Ages
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
West Sussex
Free school meals
14.5%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 14 September 2023, published 19 October 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Attainment 8 score51.6
Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass)58%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass)74.5%
Entering the English Baccalaureate63.2%

Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry264265684264
Sept 2025 entry265255662265
Sept 2024 entry273285659273
Sept 2023 entry267247596267
Sept 2022 entry270247687270
Sept 2021 entry290222639282
Sept 2020 entry263233634259
Sept 2019 entry270207632247

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.