Kingslea Primary School, Horsham

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Kingslea Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well across the curriculum and make sustained progress from their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders secure high attendance by making school a place that pupils want to come to."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a well structured and ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge securely over time."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children settle quickly into school due to consistent, well-established routines and a structured start to the day."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is a significant strength of the school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders aim for all pupils to thrive at Kingslea Primary School."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders weave pupils' personal development and wellbeing through every aspect of school life."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should continue to develop exceptionally high standards of teaching across the curriculum so that there is a transformational impact on outcomes for all pupils".

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Kingslea Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 94% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 94 families put Kingslea Primary School as their first choice and 241 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 35 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingslea Primary School are Oakfields Primary School, Horsham (0.7 miles, Good, 56% reading, 54% maths); Leechpool Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 85% reading, 83% maths); North Heath Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 85% maths); and Heron Way Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 97% maths).

Kingslea Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

5.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 29.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%), Mixed (10%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 41 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 14 (3.3%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Horsham Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingslea Primary School (opposite), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kingslea Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 272 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences 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, Kingslea Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kingslea Primary School are Millais School (0.4 miles), The Forest School (0.7 miles), Bohunt Horsham (1.7 miles) and Tanbridge House School (1.8 miles).