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Kingslea Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · West Sussex

Kings Road, Horsham, RH13 5PS

Website 01403254282

83

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 04/05/2022

Application demand

59%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.7%

4.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

428

Capacity used

Over capacity

102%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

59%

1st preference success rate

48 of 82 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

258

Total applications

4.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference8248● 59%
2nd preference11210● 9%
3rd preference641● 2%
Total2585923%

1st preference success by year

51%
2020
53%
2021
86%
2022
60%
2023
81%
2024
59%
2025

West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Alexis Conway
Address
Kings Road, Horsham, RH13 5PS
Phone
01403254282
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward / constituency
Roffey South · Horsham
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
134776

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals6%——
English as additional language27%——
SEN support10%——
54% boys (231)46% girls (197)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

428 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    06 May 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. 22

    04 May 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 370 pupils

Attendance

96.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

4.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
11%
21/22
6%
22/23
6%
23/24
4%
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 & maths83%——
Higher standard13%——
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 standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard11%
+3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%
+15% vs England
Higher standard60%
+27% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard79%
+7% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard90%
+16% vs England
Higher standard38%
+12% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard94%
+21% vs England
Higher standard57%
+27% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

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

Primary results over time

712019742023832024792025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard11%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.