Leechpool Primary School

West SussexCommunity school

Leechpool Lane, Horsham, RH13 6AG

Headteacher: Mrs Nicola DavenportSchool website ↗Pupils: 417 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Requires Improvement
Inspected June 2024
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Requires Improvement
Inspected June 2024
98%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 12 June 2024Full report ↗

Requires Improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Requires Improvement
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 78%·Maths 83%All three 73%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
53
How many got their first choice?
52of 53 (98.1%)
How many applied in total?
131

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
3.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
201 girls, 216 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 73% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1658.0%3.0%+2.9-2.1+1.2
2016/1766.0%8.0%+3.7-0.7+1.1
2017/1867.0%8.0%+4.5+0.5+3.5
2018/1968.0%13.0%+3.8+0.6+0.8
2022/2363.0%10.0%+1.30.0+0.5
2023/2447.0%8.0%---
2024/2573.0%8.0%---
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