Central Education Ltd
Central Education Ltd is an independent special school in Haywards Heath for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 24 pupils and every place is taken.
Yew Tree Farm, Nash Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NJ01444 450111centraleducation.org.ukMr Mark Gill headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
9 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 7.7 | – | 3.1 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 46.6 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 11% | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 68% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.50 | – | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 4.10 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 41% |
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 97 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
| Great Walstead School | Independent | 1.2 miles | 293 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chailey Heritage School | Non-maintained special | 1.7 miles | 68 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Northlands Wood Primary Academy | Academy | 2.0 miles | 419 | Not inspected | 60 | Compare |
| Lindfield Primary Academy | Academy | 2.4 miles | 656 | Outstanding 2021 | 89 | Compare |
| Blackthorns Community Primary School | Academy | 2.5 miles | 203 | Not inspected | 93 | Compare |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 418 | Not inspected | 63 | Compare |
| Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 miles | 104 | No overall grade 2025 | 13 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Central Education Ltd a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Central Education Ltd yet.
How good are Central Education Ltd's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 7.7, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Central Education Ltd have?
24 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 24 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Yew Tree Farm, Nash Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NJ
- Telephone
- 01444 450111
- Website
- www.centraleducation.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Gill
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Lindfield Rural & High Weald
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 23 September 1991
- URN
- 126149 · LAESTAB 9386249 · UKPRN 10018087
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.