North Heath Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Erica Way
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 5XL
Phone 01403254790
Reference Number 125949

North Heath Community Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance overall, providing a positive environment where pupils feel happy and secure. The school's commitment to high expectations for behavior and academic achievement is reflected in the pupils' enthusiasm towards learning and their appreciation for school values such as respect and happiness. With strong leadership and supportive staff, the school offers a well-structured curriculum that emphasizes early reading, a robust assessment system, and a nurturing atmosphere, which are key contributors to the pupils' confidence and willingness to excel.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 377
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.19%
Girls: 48.81%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 24 24 48
2 36 24 60
3 29 31 60
4 37 21 58
5 28 34 62
6 28 26 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 75.9%
White, Other 3.4%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
Asian, Other 3.4%
White & Asian 2.9%
White & Black (African) 2.7%
Indian 2.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 13 Mar 2023
Date Report
13 Mar 2023 School inspection
14 Nov 2017 Full inspection:
06 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
19 Sep 2007 Full inspection:
13 Jan 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy, secure, and valued.
  • A strong phonics program ensures effective early reading.
  • Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum development.
  • Pupils demonstrate a love of reading and access to diverse literature.
  • Teachers support pupil learning effectively in subjects like mathematics.
  • Strong personal development curriculum promoting equality and cultural awareness.
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements ensuring pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

  • Support for pupils with SEND needs is not always aligned with their requirements.

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2020. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 9 1 0 0 0 10
2. My child feels safe at this school. 9 1 0 0 0 10
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 9 1 0 0 0 10
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 10 0 0 0 0 0
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 8 2 0 0 0 10
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 8 1 1 0 0 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 8 1 1 0 0 10
9. My child does well at this school. 9 1 0 0 0 10
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 8 2 0 0 0 10
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 8 2 0 0 0 10
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 7 1 2 0 0 10
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 9 0 1 0 0 10
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 10 0

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.8
Writing -1.3
Maths -0.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 33 5
Third Preference 30 3
From another Local Authority 0 0

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