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Rusper Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Horsham, RH12 4PR

Inadequate

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Rusper Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 7 Dec 2022

Ofsted rating
Inadequate
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Not effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages4 to 11
Pupils93
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Lisa Wright
TrustBOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityWest Sussex
Opened01 Mar 2025

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 150703.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils93
Girls42
Boys51
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18.3%
First language not English3.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.105
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.11.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.25
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size23.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
88.2%
White and Asian
4.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
African
2.2%
Traveller of Irish heritage
1.1%
Other Asian
1.1%
Other Black
1.1%
Irish
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.13
Teachers (FTE)4.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)2.65
Support staff (FTE)4.14

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.15
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.31
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.12
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.11
Applications from another local authority (Reception)7

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWest SussexEngland
Overall absence5.5%, similar to England, similar to West Sussex5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.14.8%, similar to England, worse than West Sussex12.6%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.1%, similar to England, similar to West Sussex1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Frequently asked questions about Rusper Primary School

What is Rusper Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Rusper Primary School is rated Inadequate by Ofsted, last inspected on 7 Dec 2022.

How hard is it to get into Rusper Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Rusper Primary School made 15 offers from 31 applications (2.1 per offer), and 11 of 12 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Rusper Primary School?

Rusper Primary School has 93 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Rusper Primary School?

Rusper Primary School had 105 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Rusper Primary School?

At Rusper Primary School, the average class had 23.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Rusper Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Rusper Primary School missed 5.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 14.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.