Shelley Primary School

State-Funded School

shelley-primary-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

HorshamConstituency

RH12 3LUPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Shelley Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

It currently serves 412 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

412

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

11%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 412
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
26 Jun 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.