Billingshurst Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Billingshurst, 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 🔒
Billingshurst Primary Academy is a primary school in Billingshurst, 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.
Billingshurst Primary Academy 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 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex that have results.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, from 84 first-choice applications for 88 offers, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier published years.
- 12.9% of pupils are entitled to free school meals, above the middle figure of 9.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
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
- Upper Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 596 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 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: 84 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 84 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.
- Wisborough Green Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- William Penn School 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Barns Green Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shipley CofE Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- West Chiltington Community Primary School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Southwater Junior Academy 4.5 mi School remains Good
- Southwater Infant Academy 4.5 mi Good Last distance published