Handcross Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 125932
- Address
- London Road, Handcross, RH17 6HB
- Website
- www.handcrossprimary.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 247 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.9%
- Girls
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 81%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 7.2%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.8%
African 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage0
MathsWell above average3.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Handcross Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 7 6 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 12 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Reception, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 26 13 13 |
| Year 1 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 2 | 30 21 9 |
| Year 3 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 6 | 29 16 13 |