Holbrook Primary SchoolSt Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham

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

Summary of the comparison

Holbrook Primary School and St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham are primary schools in Horsham.

  • Holbrook Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holbrook Primary School was judged Good and St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for Holbrook Primary School and 83.0% for St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holbrook Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holbrook Primary School versus St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HorshamHolbrook Primary SchoolHorshamSt Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, HorshamEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking104th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure139th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll416 207
Capacity420 210
LocationHorsham, RH12 5PP Horsham, RH12 4LP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census416 207
Free school meals (ever 6)7.7% 12.6%
English as an additional language6.7% 13.0%
SEN support7.9% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.7% Stronger figure15.8% 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

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