Little Horsted Church of England Primary School

About Little Horsted Church of England Primary School

Little Horsted Church of England Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently since at least 2013. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard attainment, which sits at 38% of pupils. That figure is notably below the East Sussex local authority average of 59%, placing the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this measure. In the Wealden district, it ranks 45th out of 48 primary schools, and 119th out of 144 across the wider county. The picture is mixed when you look at individual subjects: 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% did so in writing and maths, but no pupils achieved the higher standard in either writing or the combined measure. Reading fared better at the higher level, with 23% of pupils reaching that threshold.

The school’s average scaled scores tell a slightly more encouraging story. In reading, pupils averaged 105, and in maths 102 — both above the national baseline of 100. However, the school has no published progress scores for any subject, so it’s not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Ofsted’s 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed the school ‘remains Good’, with leadership and management also judged Good. The previous graded inspection in 2013 gave the same overall rating, with early years provision rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ at that time. With just 102 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105, the school is small and intimate, and its Church of England character is reflected in the on-site chapel. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 13.7%, slightly above the national average for primary schools.

The school offers a strong set of facilities for its size, including a sensory room, forest school area, music rooms, ICT suite and playing fields. Sports provision covers athletics, football, tennis, dance, cricket and netball, while clubs include eco club, coding and gardening. The school’s SEND provisions are tailored to support pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social and emotional mental health challenges, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 22 applications were received for 15 places, with 11 offers made to first-preference families from 12 first-preference applications — an oversubscription ratio of 1.47. There is nursery provision for children from age three. This school will suit families who value a small, Church of England primary with strong outdoor and creative facilities, and who are comfortable with academic outcomes that sit below the local average.

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