Leechpool 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 🔒
Leechpool Primary School is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Leechpool 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as was the case at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 53 first-choice applications for 58 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% 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
- Leechpool Lane, Horsham, RH13 6AG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 409 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from many opportunities that broaden their understanding of the world.”
- “They appreciate these experiences, are open-minded, and welcome different cultures.”
- “Pupils are particularly proud of their roles as pupil leaders.”
To improve
- “However, older pupils do not consistently demonstrate the same respect towards others.”
- “However, a few pupils are not confident that staff listen and take effective action if they have concerns.”
- “This is not as consistently strong for older pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 2024 (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) | 73% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 53 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.
- Oakfields Primary School, Horsham 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingslea Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heron Way Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Heath Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holbrook Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trafalgar Community Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published