Voluntary controlled school · West Sussex

Jolesfield CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
152Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
125985URN

Littleworth Lane, Partridge Green, Horsham, RH13 8JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

45 applications for 23 places · 143rd of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 3 July 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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 0 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	23	45	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2025	23	45	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2024	24	42	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2023	22	56	2.6	22	1.00
Sep 2022	15	39	2.6	15	1.00
Sep 2021	25	59	2.4	23	0.92
Sep 2020	16	39	2.4	16	1.00
Sep 2019	21	50	2.4	20	0.95
Sep 2018	16	35	2.2	15	0.94
Sep 2017	21	37	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2016	27	48	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2015	27	48	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2014	30	52	1.7	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 76% · Maths 86% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%39th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard67%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard43%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	71%	10%	109	107
2023/24	67%	7%	103	103
2022/23	52%	3%	104	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

Jolesfield CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
3.5 km · West Sussex

Good2020

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
3.6 km · West Sussex

2026

2.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ashurst CofE Primary School
3.9 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Shipley CofE Primary School
5.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
6.6 km · West Sussex

Good2024

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Ashington CofE Primary School
7.2 km · West Sussex

2026

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Albourne Church of England Primary School
7.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bolney CofE Primary School
7.7 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 20%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 125985 · 938/3020
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 152 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Littleworth Lane, Partridge Green, Horsham, RH13 8JJ
Local authority: West Sussex · Horsham

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