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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 125860

Wisborough Green Primary School

Community school · Billingshurst · RH14 0EE

Ages 4–11 · 186 pupils · West Sussex

Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

34%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.63 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-09-14

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)34%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
179

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.63 · Competitive

1st preferences

49

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
133
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill89%

186 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
186
Boys / girls
85 / 101
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
186 / 210 (89%)
Free school meals
5.9%
FSM pupils
11
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
Miss Philippa Croucher

Location

Address
Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green
Postcode
RH14 0EE
Town
Billingshurst
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Chichester
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs
Urban/rural
Smaller 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 Billingshurst, West Sussex, 186 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.9%.

Open schools in Billingshurst
7
Primary schools in Billingshurst
4
Academies among open schools in Billingshurst
14% (1)
Open schools in RH14
6
Primary in RH14
4
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Billingshurst Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Billingshurst · RH14 9RE · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM12.9%

    2.1 miles away

  • Weald School, The

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Secondary

    Billingshurst · RH14 9RY · West Sussex

    Ages 11–18

    • Att851.2
    • P80.4
    • EM5+52%
    • Absence7.6%

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Philippa Croucher
Telephone
01403700280

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