William Penn School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · West Sussex
Brooks Green Road, Horsham, RH13 8GR
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 09/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
20.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
84
Capacity used
Has space80%
105 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer
13
Places offered
42
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 12 | 12 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 19 | 1 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Quaker
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Colin Brookes
- Address
- Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
- Phone
- 01403741274
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Southwater South & Shipley · Horsham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126002
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
84 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 82 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
6.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 64% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.