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Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-18MixedPupil referral unit5 pupilsHaywards HeathWest Sussex
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, February 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll5Census January 2026

Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital is a pupil referral unit in Haywards Heath for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 5 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.

Chalkhill, Princess Royal Hospital Site, Lewes Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4NQ01444 441805apcollege.co.ukMr Douglas Thomas head teacher, wsx alternative provision collegeAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 22 February 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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.

Pupils on roll5Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families20%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support80%4 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan20%1 pupil with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)100%£1,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls2 / 3
White British pupils100%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (5).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll522343
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals20%50%0%33%25%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%33%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%100%100%100%33%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%0%0%0%67%

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachers–full-time equivalent
Pupils per teacher–Pupils for every full-time teacher
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m22712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate50 per 1,000 people45% lower than the England average
Typical house price£435,000Mid Sussex
Nearest bus stop170 mColwell Gardens, 10 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy470 m418Not inspected63Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy860 m434Good 202380Compare
Warden Park Primary AcademyAcademy990 m453Not inspected41Compare
Northlands Wood Primary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles419Not inspected60Compare
Bolnore Village Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles424Good 201974Compare
Oathall Community CollegeCouncil1.1 miles1,341Good 202370Compare
Blackthorns Community Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles203Not inspected93Compare
Lindfield Primary AcademyAcademy1.4 miles656Outstanding 202189Compare
All schools in West SussexAll schools in Haywards HeathBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital a good school?

Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in February 2023.

What is Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital outstanding at its last full inspection on 22 February 2023.

How many pupils does Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital have?

5 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Chalkhill, Princess Royal Hospital Site, Lewes Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4NQ
Telephone
01444 441805
Website
www.apcollege.co.uk
Head Teacher, Wsx Alternative Provision College
Mr Douglas Thomas
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-18
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward
Haywards Heath Franklands
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
3 January 2006 (new provision)
URN
131189 · LAESTAB 9381109 · UKPRN 10016680
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from