William Penn School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Quaker
Address Brooks Green Road
Coolham
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 8GR
Phone 01403741274
Reference Number 126002

General Makeup

Number of pupils 91
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 62.64%
Girls: 37.36%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 8 15
2 9 9 18
3 5 3 8
4 8 3 11
5 11 4 15
6 8 3 11

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.9%
Mixed, Other 5.5%
White, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-09-24
Date Description Report
2024-07-09 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-03-12 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-07-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-07-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-07-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-11-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-07-01 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6% Unlock Unlock

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 111 Unlock Unlock
Maths 108 Unlock Unlock

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 4.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 3.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 14 1
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Shipley CofE Primary School
School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8PL
1.45 miles
Barns Green Primary School
The Hordens, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0PJ
2.57 miles
Billingshurst Primary Academy
Upper Station Road, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9RE
2.67 miles
Southwater Infant Academy
Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 9JH
3.23 miles
Southwater Junior Academy
Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 9JH
3.28 miles
West Chiltington Community Primary School
East Street, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2JY
3.36 miles
Castlewood Primary School
Castlewood Road, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 9US
3.62 miles
Ashington CofE Primary School
Foster Lane, Ashington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 3PG
4.3 miles
Wisborough Green Primary School
Newpound Lane, Wisborough Green, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 0EE
4.68 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Link Lane, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2AN
4.83 miles
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
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4.83 miles
Jolesfield CofE Primary School
Littleworth Lane, Partridge Green, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8JJ
4.95 miles
Name Distance
Weald School, The
Station Road, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9RY
2.62 miles
Muntham House School
Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0NJ
2.88 miles
Christ's Hospital
3.75 miles
Apple Orchard School
Apple Orchard School, Five Oaks Road, Slinfold, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0RQ
3.79 miles
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4.06 miles
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