Barns Green Primary School
The Hordens, Horsham, RH13 0PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Newbold
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 125838
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403730614
About this school
Barns Green Primary School is a community primary school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 128 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barns Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 86% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 90% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.10 | - | - |
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 Barns Green 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 | 85% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 131 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barns Green Primary School compares
Barns Green Primary School ranked 3rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 128 | — |
| Southwater Junior Academy | 69% | 3.6% | 9% | 445 | 1.8 miles |
| Southwater Infant Academy | — | 3.8% | 5.2% | 230 | 1.9 miles |
| Castlewood Primary School | 72% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 205 | 2.2 miles |
| William Penn School | 64% | 6.4% | 16.1% | 84 | 2.6 miles |
| Billingshurst Primary Academy | 74% | 4.6% | 13.2% | 596 | 2.8 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)
- 10.77%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 12.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southwater Junior Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Southwater Infant Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Castlewood Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
William Penn School2.6 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Billingshurst Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Billingshurst
Other schools in Horsham
Barns Green Primary School ranks 2nd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Horsham.
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Primary
- Arunside School, Horsham 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
- Leechpool Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barns Green Primary School teach?
- Barns Green Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Barns Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barns Green Primary School is Mrs Tracey Newbold, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barns Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barns Green 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 many pupils are at Barns Green Primary School?
- Barns Green Primary School has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barns Green Primary School full?
- Barns Green Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 128 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barns Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barns Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barns Green Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barns Green Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Barns Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barns Green Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Barns Green Primary School ranked 3rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barns Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Barns Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barns Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barns Green 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.