Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Horsham · RH13 0RR · West Sussex
Ages 2–11
- KS233%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM12.4%
- Demand0.80
2.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 125849
Rudgwick Primary School
Community school · Horsham · RH12 3HW
Ages 4–11 · 213 pupils · West Sussex
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
63%
Overall absence
4.4%
Admissions demand
1.03 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-03-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 110.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 3.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 184
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.03 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
31
Places offered
30
1st-preference offers
29
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 89
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 30
- Applications from outside LA
- 37
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 7
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
213 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- Boys / girls
- 105 / 108
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 213 / 210 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 3.8%
- FSM pupils
- 8
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Terry Ryan
Location
- Address
- Tates Way, Rudgwick
- Postcode
- RH12 3HW
- Town
- Horsham
- County
- West Sussex
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- District
- Horsham
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Horsham, West Sussex, 213 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 3.8%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent special school
Horsham · RH13 0QX · West Sussex
Ages 5–18
1.8 miles away
Other independent school
Rudgwick · RH12 3BE · West Sussex
Ages 10–18
1.8 miles away
Ingfield Manor School
Ofsted: School remains GoodNon-maintained special school
Billingshurst · RH14 9AX · West Sussex
Ages 3–19
- Absence14.8%
- FSM27.2%
2.7 miles away
Other independent special school
Horsham · RH13 0RQ · West Sussex
Ages 11–18
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Terry Ryan
- Telephone
- 01403822151