St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Normandy, Horsham, RH12 1JL
200 pupils · 95% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 9%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 9 January 2025, published 10 February 2025. 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 | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 33 | 67 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 24 | 77 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 18 | 60 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 21 | 74 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 18 | 73 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 31 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 27 | 77 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 30 | 99 | 30 |
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
- Arunside School, Horsham 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Greenway Junior School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Trafalgar Community Infant School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kingslea Primary School 1.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Heron Way Primary School 2.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · 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.