Kingslea Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Horsham, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.35 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kingslea Primary School is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Kingslea 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 | 0.35 mi |
| 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, the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.35 miles from the school, the 6th shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2018, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
- Reception 2026 had 94 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 35 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 11% 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
- Kings Road, Horsham, RH13 5PS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 428 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are celebrated as individuals at Kingslea Primary School.”
- “Pupils want to come to school because they enjoy learning and this is reflected in their high attendance.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well, and this contributes significantly to pupils’ sense of security and belonging.”
To improve
- “Leaders and those responsible for governance should continue to develop exceptionally high standards of teaching across the curriculum so that there is a transformational impact on outcomes for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (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) | 79% | 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: 94 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Leechpool Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- North Heath Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heron Way Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Trafalgar Community Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published