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Oakfields Primary School, Horsham
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Leith View Road, Horsham RH12 4ET · oakfieldsprimary.school · 01403 261822
On the mapSearch near RH12 4ET
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 31%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 222
- 12 over 210 places · 106%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 31% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼31% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 27
- 16% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied