Shipley CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 🔒
Shipley CofE Primary School is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 May 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Shipley CofE 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 there were 7 first-choice applications for 8 Reception offers and every applicant was offered a place; places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years.
- There are 12.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex that have results.
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
- School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 66 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy in their nurturing and vibrant school.”
- “Each morning, confident and resilient pupils arrive eager to start their learning.”
- “Forging positive relationships is at the heart of daily life.”
To improve
- “Despite this, sometimes, teachers do not check what pupils know and understand carefully enough before introducing new learning.”
- “This means that any gaps and misconceptions are not addressed effectively.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 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) | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 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.
- William Penn School 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Southwater Infant Academy 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Southwater Junior Academy 3.1 mi School remains Good
- Barns Green Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castlewood Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jolesfield CofE Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashington CofE Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Chiltington Community Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published