Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Billingshurst Primary Academy

4–11Ages
596Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150705URN

Upper Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.1 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

121 applications for 88 places · 178th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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: Requires improvement · 28 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.1 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

121 applications · 88 places offered · 84 named it first

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

2026 1.4; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 1.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 1.5; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.3; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 1.4; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 1.3; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.4; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Billingshurst Primary School (URN 135813), the previous school.

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	88	121	1.4	84	0.95
Sep 2025	88	105	1.2	86	0.98
Sep 2024 *	74	107	1.5	65	0.88
Sep 2023 *	90	121	1.3	85	0.94
Sep 2022 *	90	140	1.6	99	1.10
Sep 2021 *	90	125	1.4	79	0.88
Sep 2020 *	90	140	1.6	92	1.02
Sep 2019 *	73	125	1.7	70	0.96
Sep 2018 *	90	156	1.7	95	1.06
Sep 2017 *	90	121	1.3	94	1.04
Sep 2016 *	90	123	1.4	87	0.97
Sep 2015 *	90	140	1.6	87	0.97
Sep 2014 *	80	113	1.4	80	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 80% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%30th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth14%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	74%	10%	106	107
2023/24
2022/23

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

Billingshurst Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Wisborough Green Primary School
3.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
William Penn School
4.3 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2024

3.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Barns Green Primary School
4.5 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Shipley CofE Primary School
6.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School
6.8 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.8applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
West Chiltington Community Primary School
7.1 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Southwater Junior Academy
7.2 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
Southwater Infant Academy
7.3 km · West Sussex

2026

1.6applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150705 · 938/2074
Trust: Sussex Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 630 pupils · 596 on roll
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2024
Replaced: Billingshurst Primary School (URN 135813)
Address: Upper Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RE
Local authority: West Sussex · Horsham

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