Trafalgar Community Infant SchoolSt John's Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Trafalgar Community Infant School and St John's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Horsham.

  • Trafalgar Community Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St John's Catholic Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Trafalgar Community Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Trafalgar Community Infant School was judged Good and St John's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St John's Catholic Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Trafalgar Community Infant School versus St John's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HorshamTrafalgar Community Infant SchoolHorshamSt John's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking197th of 218 in West Sussex 69th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll214 200
Capacity270 210
LocationHorsham, RH12 2JF Horsham, RH12 1RR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported60.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census214 200
Free school meals (ever 6)6.1% 6.5%
English as an additional language18.7% 29.0%
SEN support14.0% 8.5%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.3% Stronger figure10.6% 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.

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.

Trafalgar Community Infant School

St John's Catholic Primary School

Full profiles: Trafalgar Community Infant School · St John's Catholic Primary School