Rusper Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Horsham, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.21 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rusper Primary School is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Rusper 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 | 3.21 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
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 3.21 miles away, the 20th longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2023, and every applicant was offered a place in 3 of the 5 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 12 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 11 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (8%) was not offered a place.
- Of the 31 Reception 2026 applications, 7 (23%) came from families living outside West Sussex, and 1 offer went to them.
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
- Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 93 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 11 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.
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Waterfield Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Mill Primary Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Bewbush Academy 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holbrook Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gossops Green Primary 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published