Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Billingshurst, 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 🔒
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School is a primary school in Billingshurst, 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.
Plaistow and Kirdford 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years, and the biggest swing came from 2023 to 2024.
- There were 21 first-choice applications for 27 Reception offers in 2026 (0.8 per offer, 16th lowest of 205 West Sussex primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Of 56 applications for Reception 2026, 12 (21%) came from families living outside West Sussex, and 6 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0PX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this nurturing school.”
- “They love the school’s focus on learning in the outdoors.”
- “Staff teach pupils about life beyond the school thoughtfully, such as learning about deforestation, and how to care for nature and the environment.”
To improve
- “The school does not have high enough expectations for what pupils can achieve across the full curriculum, including in the early years.”
- “In some subject areas, including mathematics, phonics and early reading, some pupils do not develop their knowledge and understanding securely.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should by the end of Reception and key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 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) | 50% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 21 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.
- Loxwood Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Northchapel Community Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Wisborough Green Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rudgwick Primary School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Billingshurst Primary Academy 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Petworth Cof E Primary School 6.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fernhurst Primary School 6.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published