Shelley Primary School
Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Sheik
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 125820
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403265343
About this school
Shelley Primary School is a community primary school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 51% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 76% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shelley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shelley Primary School compares
Shelley Primary School ranked 89th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.9% | 12.7% | 412 | — |
| Arunside School, Horsham | 75% | 4.7% | 12.3% | 413 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5% | 6.5% | 203 | 0.9 miles |
| Greenway Junior School | 57% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 307 | 0.9 miles |
| Trafalgar Community Infant School | — | 3.8% | 6.1% | 194 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 67% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 200 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.65%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arunside School, Horsham0.9 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
St John's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Greenway Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Trafalgar Community Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Horsham
Other schools in Horsham
Shelley Primary School ranks 17th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Horsham.
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Primary
- Arunside School, Horsham Primary
- Barns Green Primary School Primary
- Castlewood Primary School Primary
- Colgate Primary School Primary
- Greenway Junior School Primary
- Heron Way Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding Primary
- Jolesfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School Primary
- Kingslea Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shelley Primary School teach?
- Shelley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Shelley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shelley Primary School is Mrs Kim Sheik, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shelley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shelley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Shelley Primary School?
- Shelley Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shelley Primary School full?
- Shelley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shelley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shelley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shelley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shelley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shelley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shelley Primary School rank locally?
- Shelley Primary School ranked 89th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shelley Primary School's absence rate?
- Shelley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shelley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shelley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.