OFSTED
16 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
30 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
GLF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
307
307 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
134
43.6% of pupils
Male pupils
173
56.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.7 pts
below England
School
10.1%
Horsham
9.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
below England
School
17.3%
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
76.2%
234
Any other White background
4.6%
14
Any other Asian background
3.3%
10
White and Asian
2.9%
9
Unclassified
2.6%
8
Indian
2.3%
7
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
19.9%
61 of
307 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 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
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Reading
7.2 pts above England
School
81.0%
Horsham
78.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Writing
4.3 pts below England
School
66.0%
Horsham
69.1%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
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
4.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.10 pts
lower than
England
School
4.12%
Horsham
5.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.43 pts
lower than
England
School
8.38%
Horsham
12.57%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.61 pts
lower than
England
School
1.20%
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
64.0%
24.2 pts
below England
Greenway Junior School
64.0%
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.