Rusper Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Sussex
Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 07/12/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
9.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
93
Capacity used
Has space89%
105 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
10 of 10 families who put it first got an offer
12
Places offered
29
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 10 | 10 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 11 | 2 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 41% |
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Wright
- Address
- Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
- Phone
- 01293871272
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Colgate & Rusper · Horsham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150703
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
93 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
07 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 89 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.