St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Potters Green, Station Road, Horsham, RH13 8QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Giles Kolter
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 126025
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403864365
About this school
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 20 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 70% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 15% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 85% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 75% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 St Peter's CofE (Aided) 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 | 77% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 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 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School compares
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School ranked 15th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% 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 | 78% | 4.3% | 16% | 95 | — |
| Jolesfield CofE Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 9.3% | 152 | 2.2 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 171 | 2.5 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding | 40% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 80 | 3.0 miles |
| Twineham CofE Primary School | 43% | 9.7% | 13% | 14 | 3.1 miles |
| Bolney CofE Primary School | 20% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 106 | 3.2 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)
- 15.96%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 5.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jolesfield CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding3.0 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Twineham CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
-
Bolney CofE Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Haywards Heath
Other schools in Horsham
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School ranks 5th 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 St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School teach?
- St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School is Mr Giles Kolter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's CofE (Aided) 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 St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School?
- St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School full?
- St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 95 on roll (68%), 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 St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School rank locally?
- St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School ranked 15th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% 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 St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School's absence rate?
- St Peter's CofE (Aided) 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 St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's CofE (Aided) 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.