Community school · West Sussex

Kingslea Primary School

4–11Ages
428Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134776URN

Kings Road, Horsham, RH13 5PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.6 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

241 applications for 60 places · 7th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 21 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
4 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.6 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

241 applications · 60 places offered · 94 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 4.4; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 4.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 5.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 4.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 5.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 3.0; 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	60	241	4.0	94	1.57
Sep 2025	59	258	4.4	82	1.39
Sep 2024	60	242	4.0	72	1.20
Sep 2023	60	251	4.2	90	1.50
Sep 2022	60	251	4.2	66	1.10
Sep 2021	60	290	4.8	109	1.82
Sep 2020	60	329	5.5	100	1.67
Sep 2019	60	263	4.4	100	1.67
Sep 2018	60	305	5.1	95	1.58
Sep 2017	60	229	3.8	74	1.23
Sep 2016	60	221	3.7	68	1.13
Sep 2015	60	229	3.8	62	1.03
Sep 2014	60	180	3.0	67	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 79% · Maths 90% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%8th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard60%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth14%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard38%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	79%	11%	110	108
2023/24	83%	13%	110	110
2022/23	74%	10%	109	107

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

Kingslea Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The College of Richard Collyer In Horsham
1.0 km · West Sussex

Not yet inspected
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham
1.1 km · West Sussex

Good2024

2.3applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Leechpool Primary School
1.1 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
North Heath Community Primary School
1.2 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Heron Way Primary School
1.3 km · West Sussex

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Trafalgar Community Infant School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place
All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham
1.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134776 · 938/3365
Capacity: 420 pupils · 428 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: Kings Road, Horsham, RH13 5PS
Local authority: West Sussex · Horsham

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