Loxwood Primary SchoolPlaistow and Kirdford Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Loxwood Primary School and Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School are primary schools in Billingshurst.

  • Loxwood Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Loxwood Primary School was judged Good and Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Loxwood Primary School and 50.0% for Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Loxwood Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Loxwood Primary School versus Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BillingshurstLoxwood Primary SchoolBillingshurstPlaistow and Kirdford Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking92nd of 218 in West Sussex 53rd of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll181 200
Capacity210 210
LocationBillingshurst, RH14 0SR Billingshurst, RH14 0PX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% Stronger figure50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census181 200
Free school meals (ever 6)15.5% 6.5%
English as an additional language5.5% 1.5%
SEN support11.1% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% 13.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Loxwood Primary School

Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School

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