Primary school

Billingshurst Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • West Sussex
  • RH14 9RE
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,655 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 66%2017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 32%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 25%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM74% · South East 64%8/10 Above+11.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · South East 7%7/10 Above+33.9 pts
Reading score106 · South East 1065/10 Middle−30.7 pts
Maths score107 · South East 1058/10 Above+20.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 89 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 57% · 90 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 57% · 89 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 74% · 76 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 55% · 88 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 60% · 87 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 74% · 91 pupils · South East 64%74%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 89 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 90 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 7% · 89 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 7% · 76 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 88 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 7% · 87 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 10% · 91 pupils · South East 7%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 89 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 90 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 89 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 76 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 88 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 87 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 106 · 91 pupils · South East 106107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 89 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 90 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 89 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 76 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 88 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 87 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 91 pupils · South East 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
84 of 84 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8484
2nd131
3rd242

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2009Goodas predecessor
  4. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2015Goodas predecessor
  7. 2019Requires improvementas predecessor
  8. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026596
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.2%
First language not English9.9%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils9.4%

Girls 48.9%Boys 51.1%

94.6% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adult14.0
  • Classroom teachers 25.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 15.2
  • Other support 8.7

Teachers 27.3 FTE · Whole workforce 51.2 · 75 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,689
Spend per pupil£5,633
Staff spend per pupil£4,656
Reserve per pupil−£181
  • −£110,000revenue reserve
  • +£34,000in-year balance

Grants £5,496 · self-generated £193 · premises £267 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £531,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it