OFSTED
5 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
382
349 full-time ·
33 part-time
Female pupils
200
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
182
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.7 pts
below England
School
8.1%
Horsham
9.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.2 pts
below England
School
19.1%
Horsham
7.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Horsham
1.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.0%
191
Any other Mixed background
9.4%
36
Any other White background
7.9%
30
Any other Asian background
6.0%
23
Indian
5.2%
20
African
3.9%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.4%
55 of
382 pupils
6.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.06 pts
higher than
England
School
6.28%
Horsham
5.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.91%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.09 pts
higher than
England
School
15.91%
Horsham
12.57%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.89 pts
lower than
England
School
0.91%
Horsham
1.52%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.