Rusper Primary School
Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Rusper Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Avey
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 125850
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
Rusper Primary School was a community primary school in Horsham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Rusper Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 47% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 53% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 60% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Rusper 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 | 27% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rusper Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.6% | 14.4% | 97 | — |
| Rusper Primary School | — | 4.6% | — | 93 | 0.0 miles |
| Kilnwood Vale Primary School | — | 6.3% | 10.7% | 382 | 2.3 miles |
| Waterfield Primary School | 63% | 6.6% | 31.7% | 404 | 2.5 miles |
| The Mill Primary Academy | 76% | 4.9% | 20.7% | 531 | 2.8 miles |
| Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School | — | 4.2% | 20.3% | 55 | 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)
- 14.43%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 12.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rusper Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Kilnwood Vale Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Waterfield Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
The Mill Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School2.8 miles
Primary · Dorking
Other 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 Rusper Primary School teach?
- Rusper Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Horsham.
- Has Rusper Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Rusper Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Rusper Primary School?
- Rusper Primary School had 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Rusper Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Rusper Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rusper 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 8 July 2025.