Oakfields Primary School, Horsham

Northolmes Junior School has been rated as good across all key areas during its recent inspection. Pupils exhibit positive attitudes towards learning and participate actively in various programs aimed at promoting their well-being and personal development. The school has made significant strides in enhancing its curriculum since the last inspection, particularly in reading where staff are well-trained. However, some subjects still lack the same level of implementation as seen in the core subjects, indicating areas for improvement in ensuring consistent high standards across the board. Overall, the learning environment is supportive, and the school fosters a collaborative spirit among staff and students alike.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and high levels of engagement.
• Reading is effectively prioritized with a strong, systematic approach.
• The curriculum has improved rapidly since the last inspection.
• Behaviour management is swift and robust, contributing to a positive school climate.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively.
• Staff feel well supported and valued, which contributes to a positive working environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack effective assessment checks to support learning.
• Not all areas of the wider curriculum are implemented as effectively as stronger subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Oakfields Primary School, Horsham attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.2% of pupils at Oakfields Primary School, Horsham were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Oakfields Primary School, Horsham had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.2% of pupils at Oakfields Primary School, Horsham were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Oakfields Primary School, Horsham received £6,995 and spent £7,179 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £81,000 (£364 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Oakfields Primary School, Horsham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oakfields Primary School, Horsham is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Oakfields Primary School, Horsham last inspected by Ofsted?

Oakfields Primary School, Horsham was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Oakfields Primary School, Horsham have?

Oakfields Primary School, Horsham has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oakfields Primary School, Horsham cover?

Oakfields Primary School, Horsham for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Oakfields Primary School, Horsham's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oakfields Primary School, Horsham?

Oakfields Primary School, Horsham is at Leith View Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4ET.