Community school · West Sussex

Loxwood Primary School

4–11Ages
178Pupils
PrimaryPhase
125845URN

Nicholsfield, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0SR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

78 applications for 30 places · 77th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

17 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
20 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to West Sussex median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 4.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 4.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	78	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2025	30	85	2.8	21	0.70
Sep 2024	30	89	3.0	25	0.83
Sep 2023	27	71	2.6	15	0.56
Sep 2022	17	76	4.5	17	1.00
Sep 2021	16	65	4.1	13	0.81
Sep 2020	22	90	4.1	21	0.95
Sep 2019	18	71	3.9	14	0.78
Sep 2018	26	87	3.4	26	1.00
Sep 2017	26	72	2.8	29	1.12
Sep 2016	16	50	3.1	12	0.75
Sep 2015	25	94	3.8	20	0.80
Sep 2014	21	58	2.8	19	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 60% · Maths 70% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%127th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard37%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard13%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	106	102
2023/24	27%	0%	104	100
2022/23	58%	0%	107	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Loxwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School
3.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Rudgwick Primary School
5.0 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wisborough Green Primary School
5.7 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Billingshurst Primary Academy
7.6 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School
7.6 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.8applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Cranleigh Church of England Primary School
7.9 km · Surrey

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.4applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School
8.0 km · Surrey

Good2023

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Park Mead Primary
8.3 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125845 · 938/2046
Capacity: 210 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals: 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nicholsfield, Loxwood, Billingshurst, RH14 0SR
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources