Warden Park Secondary Academy
Broad Street, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP
1,541 pupils · 103% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 16 February 2022, published 5 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 34.6% |
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 — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 322 | 350 | 821 | 322 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 319 | 340 | 803 | 319 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 294 | 267 | 771 | 294 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 302 | 307 | 783 | 302 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 302 | 346 | 893 | 302 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 299 | 349 | 862 | 299 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 298 | 302 | 864 | 298 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 300 | 336 | 957 | 300 |
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
- Oathall Community College 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Paul's Catholic College 4.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The Burgess Hill Academy 5.8 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Downlands Community School 9.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chailey School 10.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Thomas Bennett Community College 11.3 km · Good (2022) · 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.