Warden Park Secondary Academy
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Academy converter in Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP, taking ages 11 to 16, 1,541 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Warden Park Secondary Academy lived 1.2592367057302993 miles away, according to West Sussex. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 1.2592367057302993 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 1,541 pupils in 1,500 places (103% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 52.4 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.28 |
| 2022/23 | +0.30 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Warden Park Secondary Academy
| Girls and boys | 44.7% girls, 55.3% boys |
| English as an additional language | 7.1% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 12.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Warden Park Secondary Academy's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 4.5% |
| Sixth-form college | 51.7% |
| Further education college | 31.0% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4% |
| Employment | 2.4% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 3.4% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Warden Park Secondary Academy?
Warden Park Secondary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 1.2592367057302993 miles away, per West Sussex.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Warden Park Secondary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.2592367057302993 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 103% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Warden Park Secondary Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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