Shelley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Horsham, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shelley Primary School is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Shelley Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Reception entry, there were 52 first-choice applications for 57 offers; 51 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- West Sussex County Council published no last distance for Reception 2026 entry.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3LU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 412 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “They are respectful and show kindness towards each other.”
- “They feel safe and trust adults to help them with any issues they may have.”
- “Children in the early years settle quickly into routines.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not always make sure that pupils remember knowledge securely in each subject.”
- “In some subjects, activities do not help pupils to secure and deepen their understanding of what they have been learning.”
- “This means that some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Arunside School, Horsham 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenway Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Trafalgar Community Infant School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Warnham CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- North Heath Community Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingslea Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published