Ardingly College
Other independent school · Mixed · West Sussex
College Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ
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Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,056
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,130 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Alastair Tighe
- Address
- College Road, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ
- Phone
- 01444893000
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill · East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126133
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
1,056 pupils · 1,130 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 12.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.22 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.17 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 270 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.68 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 32.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 84 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Education | 35 | 51% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 32 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 70% | 97% | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 29 | 69% | 90% | 100% | |
| Drama | 24 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 21 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chinese | 13 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 12 | 83% | 100% | 100% | |
| Music | 12 | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| German | 8 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Russian | 6 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Dance | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 29 | 24% | 48% | 83% | |
| Economics | 23 | 4% | 48% | 83% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 20% | 55% | 95% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 6% | 33% | 72% | |
| Physics | 15 | 27% | 67% | 73% | |
| Biology | 13 | 15% | 54% | 69% | |
| Music | 9 | 11% | 22% | 44% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 0% | 33% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 25% | 63% | 100% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 8 | 25% | 38% | 75% | |
| History | 7 | 43% | 57% | 86% | |
| Art and Design | 7 | 0% | 29% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13027: Ardingly College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 11 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.