William Penn School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Horsham (West Sussex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first17 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Shipley CofE Primary School, 1.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.5 mi | Primary | 66 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| Barns Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 128 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Billingshurst Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.6 mi | Primary | 596 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Weald School, TheCommunity | 2.6 mi | Secondary | 1,800 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Muntham House SchoolNon-maintained special | 2.9 mi | Special | 142 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Southwater Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 230 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Southwater Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| West Chiltington Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 192 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Castlewood Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.5 mi | Primary | 205 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Apple Orchard SchoolOther independent special | 3.8 mi | Special | 15 | - |
| Christ's HospitalOther independent | 3.8 mi | Independent | 829 | - |
| Ingfield Manor SchoolNon-maintained special | 4.0 mi | Special | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Ashington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.3 mi | Primary | 190 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Wisborough Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 186 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.8 mi | Primary | 295 | Good, 2022 |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.9 mi | Primary | 171 | Good, 2024 |
| Jolesfield CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.9 mi | Primary | 152 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 130
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