Oathall Community College

Term dates

We haven't checked West Sussex's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 265 families put this school as their first choice, and 264 places were offered. 232 of the families who put it first got a place (88%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 14 September 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Community school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1341 (capacity 1350)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01444414001

Address

Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ

Website

oathall.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports