OFSTED
28 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
596
596 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
293
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
303
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.9 pts
below England
School
12.9%
Horsham
9.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
below England
School
8.6%
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
86.4%
515
Any other White background
5.0%
30
White and Asian
1.5%
9
African
1.3%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
8
Bangladeshi
0.8%
5
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
22.8%
136 of
596 pupils
2.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
74.0%
13.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
Horsham
78.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Horsham
69.1%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Horsham
74.8%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.64 pts
lower than
England
School
4.58%
Horsham
5.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.38 pts
lower than
England
School
9.44%
Horsham
12.57%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.71 pts
lower than
England
School
1.09%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.6%
6.4 pts
above England
Billingshurst Primary Academy
94.6%
Horsham
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.