Kilnwood Vale Primary School, Horsham

From the headteacher's welcome: "If not, please do call our school office and speak to a member of the team who would be delighted to help answer your questions. We understand that choosing the right school for your child is a significant decision, and we are honoured that you are considering our school as a place where your child can grow, learn and flourish."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, cricket, gymnastics, multi-sports, dance, guitar, cooking and knitting.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:50am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Kilnwood Vale Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kilnwood Vale Primary School are The Bewbush Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 74% reading, 74% maths); Waterfield Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); Gossops Green Primary (1.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 70% maths); and Seymour Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 88% maths).

Kilnwood Vale Primary School is one of 43 schools run by GLF Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 47 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 8 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Kilnwood Vale Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Faygate Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kilnwood Vale School (adjacent), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kilnwood Vale Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 155 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Kilnwood Vale Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.