Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School
Plaistow, Billingshurst, RH14 0PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Charlie King
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 125848
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403871275
About this school
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School is a community primary school in Billingshurst. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Plaistow and Kirdford 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 23 | 25 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 72% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 80% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 76% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Plaistow and Kirdford 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 | 61% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School compares
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School ranked 147th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 195 | — |
| Loxwood Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 15.5% | 178 | 2.2 miles |
| Northchapel Community Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 14.8% | 53 | 3.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 198 | 4.0 miles |
| Wisborough Green Primary School | 48% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 186 | 4.2 miles |
| Rudgwick Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 213 | 5.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loxwood Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Billingshurst
-
Northchapel Community Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Petworth
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Godalming
-
Wisborough Green Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Billingshurst
-
Rudgwick Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Horsham
Other schools in Billingshurst
- Billingshurst Primary Academy Primary
- Loxwood Primary School Primary
- Wisborough Green Primary School Primary
- Weald School, The Secondary
- Ingfield Manor School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School teach?
- Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Billingshurst.
- Who is the headteacher of Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School is Mr Charlie King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Plaistow and Kirdford 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 Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School?
- Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School full?
- Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School ranked 147th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School's absence rate?
- Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Plaistow and Kirdford 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.