How far West Sussex schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, West Sussex publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 87 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
87schools with a published figure
1.35 mithe middle school's distance
31filled within a mile
The tightest is St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School at 0.11 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing, admitted from 8.35 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Burgess Hill | Good | 0.11 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Thakeham Primary School Pulborough | No current grade | 0.12 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Crawley | No current grade | 0.29 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Hawthorns Primary School Worthing | Requires improvement | 0.3 mi | 2025/26 | 82% |
| Kingslea Primary School Horsham | Good | 0.35 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing | Good | 0.38 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
| Blackwell Primary School East Grinstead | Good | 0.43 mi | 2025/26 | 75% |
| Lyminster Primary School Littlehampton | Good | 0.45 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School Pulborough | Good | 0.45 mi | 2025/26 | 70% |
| Arunside School, Horsham | No current grade | 0.5 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Camelsdale Primary School Haslemere | No current grade | 0.54 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Burgess Hill | Good | 0.59 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Glebe Primary School Brighton | Good | 0.59 mi | 2025/26 | 76% |
| Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing | Good | 0.61 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Woodgate Primary Academy Crawley | No current grade | 0.64 mi | 2025/26 | 161% |
| West Green Primary School Crawley | Good | 0.66 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Sheddingdean Community Primary School Burgess Hill | Requires improvement | 0.68 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Medmerry Primary School Chichester | No current grade | 0.71 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead East Grinstead | No current grade | 0.71 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Jessie Younghusband Primary School Chichester | No current grade | 0.74 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Aldingbourne Primary School Chichester | No current grade | 0.77 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Ferring C of E Primary School Worthing | Good | 0.78 mi | 2025/26 | 80% |
| Seaside Primary School Lancing | No current grade | 0.82 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Haywards Heath | Good | 0.83 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Lindfield Primary Academy Haywards Heath | Outstanding | 0.85 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Harlands Primary School Haywards Heath | No current grade | 0.87 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery Worthing | No current grade | 0.87 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
| Northlands Wood Primary Academy Haywards Heath | No current grade | 0.88 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Southway Primary School Bognor Regis | Good | 0.9 mi | 2025/26 | 65% |
| Estcots Primary School East Grinstead | No current grade | 0.91 mi | 2025/26 | 77% |
| Heron Way Primary School Horsham | Outstanding | 1.06 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Albourne Church of England Primary School Hassocks | No current grade | 1.09 mi | 2025/26 | 84% |
| Castlewood Primary School Horsham | No current grade | 1.16 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Lavant Primary School Chichester | No current grade | 1.23 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Milton Mount Primary School Crawley | No current grade | 1.23 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley | No current grade | 1.27 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Crawley | No current grade | 1.3 mi | 2025/26 | 107% |
| Forge Wood Primary School Crawley | No current grade | 1.35 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School Littlehampton | No current grade | 1.38 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Turners Hill Church of England Primary School Crawley | Good | 1.51 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Kingsham Primary School Chichester | Good | 1.52 mi | 2025/26 | 86% |
| Parklands Community Primary School Chichester | No current grade | 1.66 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Barnham Primary School Bognor Regis | No current grade | 1.67 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Handcross Primary School Haywards Heath | No current grade | 1.69 mi | 2025/26 | 113% |
| The Gattons Infant School Burgess Hill | Good | 1.91 mi | 2025/26 | 93% |
| Blackthorns Community Primary School Haywards Heath | No current grade | 1.97 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Tangmere Primary Academy Chichester | No current grade | 1.99 mi | 2025/26 | 93% |
| Colgate Primary School Horsham | No current grade | 2.13 mi | 2025/26 | 90% |
| West Wittering Parochial Church of England School Chichester | Good | 2.15 mi | 2025/26 | 90% |
| Loxwood Primary School Billingshurst | Good | 2.19 mi | 2025/26 | 85% |
| Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Crawley | No current grade | 2.24 mi | 2025/26 | 92% |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Bognor Regis | Good | 2.24 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| Birdham CE Primary School Chichester | Good | 2.28 mi | 2025/26 | 74% |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Crawley | Good | 2.3 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Wisborough Green Primary School Billingshurst | No current grade | 2.31 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School Arundel | No current grade | 2.47 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Littlehampton | Good | 2.56 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Sidlesham Primary School Chichester | Requires improvement | 2.96 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Chidham Parochial Primary School Chichester | Good | 3.01 mi | 2025/26 | 82% |
| Holbrook Primary School Horsham | No current grade | 3.2 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Barns Green Primary School Horsham | No current grade | 3.21 mi | 2025/26 | 91% |
| Rusper Primary School Horsham | Inadequate | 3.21 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
| Rudgwick Primary School Horsham | Good | 3.29 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Holmbush Primary Academy Shoreham-by-Sea | No current grade | 3.44 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Summerlea Community Primary School Littlehampton | Requires improvement | 3.68 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| East Preston Infant School Littlehampton | No current grade | 4.52 mi | 2025/26 | 83% |
| Funtington Primary School Chichester | No current grade | 5.27 mi | 2025/26 | 83% |
| Fittleworth CofE Village School Fittleworth | No current grade | 6.02 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
| Yapton CE Primary School Arundel | Good | 7.65 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwick School Crawley | Outstanding | 0.85 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Oriel High School Crawley | No current grade | 1.05 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley | Good | 1.16 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Oathall Community College Haywards Heath | No current grade | 1.18 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Ifield Community College Crawley | No current grade | 1.26 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Warden Park Secondary Academy Haywards Heath | No current grade | 1.26 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Worthing High School Worthing | No current grade | 1.4 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Shoreham Academy Shoreham-by-Sea | Outstanding | 1.59 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| St Paul's Catholic College Burgess Hill | Outstanding | 1.59 mi | 2025/26 | 110% |
| Imberhorne School East Grinstead | No current grade | 1.6 mi | 2025/26 | 92% |
| The Forest School Horsham | No current grade | 2.49 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Tanbridge House School Horsham | Outstanding | 2.91 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Bohunt Horsham | Good | 2.97 mi | 2025/26 | 80% |
| Durrington High School Worthing | Good | 3.68 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley | No current grade | 4.53 mi | 2025/26 | 124% |
| The Academy, Selsey Chichester | No current grade | 5.11 mi | 2025/26 | 87% |
| Downlands Community School Hassocks | Good | 8.22 mi | 2025/26 | 104% |
| Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing | Outstanding | 8.35 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as West Sussex measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by West Sussex. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.