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St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · West Sussex

Potters Green, Horsham, RH13 8QZ

Website 01403864365

70

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.7%

6.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

95

Capacity used

Has space

68%

140 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

14 of 14 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

25

Total applications

1.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1414● 100%
2nd preference61● 17%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total251560%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

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 aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Giles Kolter
Address
Potters Green, Station Road, Horsham, RH13 8QZ
Phone
01403864365
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward / constituency
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead · Horsham
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
126025

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals13%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support10%——
53% boys (50)47% girls (45)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

95 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    14 April 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementStrong standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    01 December 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 84 pupils

Attendance

95.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

1%
20/21
8%
21/22
9%
22/23
9%
23/24
6%
24/25

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)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths70%——
Higher standard15%——
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

Expected standard78%
+16% vs England
Higher standard33%
+25% vs England

Reading

Expected standard89%
+14% vs England
Higher standard56%
+23% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard78%
+6% vs England
Greater depth33%
+20% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard56%
+30% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard78%
+5% vs England
Higher standard44%
+14% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard89%
+7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

792019772023702024782025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)78%61%
Higher standard33%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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.