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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield

URN
150946
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield
URN
150946
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

85 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

87

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#8 of 160 schools in West Sussex

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
23 November 2023
Inspection date
18 October 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 23 November 2023

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This inspection was recorded under URN 126054 (Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cuckfield).

Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

60

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

137

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

60

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.28×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
West Sussex
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Sussex)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.holytrinity-cuckfield.w-sussex.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

88.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

88.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

82.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RH17 5BQ - Glebe Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Contact details

Address
Glebe Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Postcode
RH17 5BQ
Phone
1444454295
Website
http://www.holytrinity-cuckfield.w-sussex.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Sussex
Local authority code
938

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 600 schools in West Sussex.

Authority statistics

Total schools

600

Open schools

339

Closed schools

261

Primary schools

357

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 November 202318 October 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 23 November 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      23 November 2023
      Inspected
      18 October 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    43.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 59

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    62

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary357 (59.9%)
    • Secondary62 (10.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other177 (29.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cuckfield0 mPrimaryClosed
    Warden Park Secondary Academy558 mSecondaryOpen
    Warden Park School558 mSecondaryClosed
    Court Meadow School, Cuckfield845 mNot applicableClosed
    Mill Hall School for Deaf Children1.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    Harlands Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Harlands Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Central Sussex College - Haywards Heath1.8 km16 plusClosed
    My Choice School - Maple House2.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    My Choice School - Oak House2.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cuckfield
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Warden Park Secondary Academy
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Warden Park School
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Court Meadow School, Cuckfield
      Distance
      845 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (West Sussex)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Albourne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryBN6 9DHOpen
    Albourne CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBN6 9DHClosed
    Aldingbourne Primary SchoolPrimaryPO20 3QROpen
    All Saints CofE Primary School, HorshamPrimaryRH12 5JBOpen
    Amberley CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBN18 9NBOpen
    • Albourne Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN6 9DH
      Status
      Open
    • Albourne CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN6 9DH
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldingbourne Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PO20 3QR
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RH12 5JB
      Status
      Open
    Mill Hall School for Deaf Children
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Harlands Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Harlands Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Central Sussex College - Haywards Heath
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • My Choice School - Maple House
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • My Choice School - Oak House
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Amberley CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BN18 9NB
    Status
    Open