Castlewood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Horsham, West Sussex
Castlewood Primary School is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Castlewood Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9US
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders are determined that by the time pupils leave Castlewood, they will be ‘world ready’.”
- “This ambition is realised through a school-wide culture of high expectations in terms of pupils’ learning, behaviour and character development.”
- “As a result, pupils achieve well and show resilience with their learning.”
To improve
- “Pupils do not achieve quite as highly in this area as they do in reading and mathematics.”
- “However, in a few foundation subjects, the exact sequence of learning is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “In these subjects, the precise progression of vocabulary and concepts has only recently been considered.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2023 (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) | 72% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as West Sussex published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Southwater Junior Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Southwater Infant Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Barns Green Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Arunside School, Horsham 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenway Junior School 2.7 mi Good