Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield

Academy converter·Primary school Haywards Heath, West Sussex·RH17 5BQ
Composite score
86.0
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National rank
#55
In South East
#1
In West Sussex
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
28%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
52 first choices, 55 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
115
any preference, for 55 places
Last place offered lived
1.86 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 2992 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
419
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,854
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield is a primary school serving Haywards Heath, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 419 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 28% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 52 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 1.86 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. There are about 22.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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