Leechpool Primary School
Leechpool Lane, Horsham, RH13 6AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Davenport
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 125918
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403210233
About this school
Leechpool Primary School is a community primary school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leechpool 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 47% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 72% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 60% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 62% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Leechpool 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 | 63% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leechpool Primary School compares
Leechpool Primary School ranked 33rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 409 | — |
| Oakfields Primary School, Horsham | 31% | 7.6% | 25.8% | 222 | 0.2 miles |
| St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham | 83% | 5.1% | 12.6% | 201 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingslea Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 428 | 0.7 miles |
| Heron Way Primary School | 95% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham | 77% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 196 | 0.9 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
- 12 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report1 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.55%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 7.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham0.2 miles
Primary · Horsham
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St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham0.6 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Kingslea Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Heron Way Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Horsham
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All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham0.9 miles
Primary · Horsham
Other schools in Horsham
Leechpool Primary School ranks 9th 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 ages does Leechpool Primary School teach?
- Leechpool Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Leechpool Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leechpool Primary School is Mrs Nicola Davenport, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leechpool Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leechpool 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 Leechpool Primary School?
- Leechpool Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Leechpool Primary School full?
- Leechpool Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 on roll (97%), 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 Leechpool Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leechpool Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leechpool Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Leechpool Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Leechpool Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leechpool Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Leechpool Primary School ranked 33rd of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leechpool Primary School's absence rate?
- Leechpool Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leechpool Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leechpool 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.