Barns Green Primary School
The Hordens, Horsham, RH13 0PJ
128 pupils · 91% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 10 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 89% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 20 | 58 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 16 | 51 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 19 | 37 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 21 | 73 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 8 | 71 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 17 | 92 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 20 | 83 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 16 | 77 | 17 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Southwater Junior Academy 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Southwater Infant Academy 3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Castlewood Primary School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- William Penn School 4.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Billingshurst Primary Academy 4.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School 4.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.