Kilnwood Vale Primary School

Kilnwood Vale Primary School has been recognized for its solid overall performance during its first inspection, achieving a 'Good' status across several domains including education quality, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. The early years provision stands out with an 'Outstanding' rating, showcasing exceptional planning and support that prepares children well for their future schooling. The school fosters a welcoming and supportive environment where pupils demonstrate respect and polite behaviour towards each other and staff, contributing to a positive learning atmosphere.

Strengths

• Strong focus on nurturing and inspiring pupils.
• Well-planned and high-quality early years provision.
• Effective teaching of early reading with excellent resources.
• Support for pupils' individual learning needs, including those with SEND.
• Positive school culture promoting respect and inclusivity.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in some subjects.
• Some pupils have lower attendance than expected, impacting learning.

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 Kilnwood Vale Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Kilnwood Vale Primary School 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 Kilnwood Vale Primary School had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.3% 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, 12.3% of pupils at Kilnwood Vale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 2024–25 Kilnwood Vale Primary School received £6,569 and spent £6,787 for each of its 331 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £282,000 (£852 per pupil).

Across all 42 schools of Glf Schools, income was £7,514 and spending £7,514 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Horsham · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

Kilnwood Vale Primary School is part of Glf Schools, which runs 43 schools. The nearest others:

• Southgate Primary Crawley
• Forge Wood Primary School Crawley
• Greenway Junior School Horsham
• Salfords Primary School and Nursery Redhill
• Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery Merstham
• Merstham Park School Redhill
• Merstham Primary School Redhill
• The Vale Primary School and Nursery Epsom
• Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Caterham
• de Stafford School Caterham

What is Kilnwood Vale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kilnwood Vale Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Kilnwood Vale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kilnwood Vale Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Kilnwood Vale Primary School have?

Kilnwood Vale Primary School has 382 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kilnwood Vale Primary School cover?

Kilnwood Vale Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Kilnwood Vale Primary School?

Kilnwood Vale Primary School is at Calvert Link, Faygate, Horsham, Surrey, RH12 0BZ.