Heron Way Primary SchoolLeechpool Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Horsham.

Summary of the comparison

Heron Way Primary School and Leechpool Primary School are primary schools in Horsham.

  • Heron Way Primary School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Leechpool Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Heron Way Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Heron Way Primary School was judged Outstanding and Leechpool Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 95.0% for Heron Way Primary School and 73.0% for Leechpool Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Heron Way Primary School (96.0% in 2022-23, 95.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Leechpool Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Heron Way Primary School versus Leechpool Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HorshamHeron Way Primary SchoolHorshamLeechpool Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA87/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking1st of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure110th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll418 417
Capacity420 420
LocationHorsham, RH13 6DJ Horsham, RH13 6AG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard95.0% Stronger figure73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census418 417
Free school meals (ever 6)6.7% 10.6%
English as an additional language6.0% 9.1%
SEN support10.5% 7.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure4.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.0% Stronger figure7.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Heron Way Primary School

Leechpool Primary School

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