St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hazelgrove Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3PQ
434 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 4.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 16 May 2023, published 9 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 58 | 134 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 72 | 131 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 56 | 130 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 67 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 64 | 123 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 56 | 117 | 60 |
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
- Warden Park Primary Academy 0.3 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Northlands Wood Primary Academy 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bolnore Village Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system
- Blackthorns Community Primary School 1.5 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- Harlands Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.