Best primary schools in West Sussex (2026)
West Sussex has 184 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Heron Way Primary School, in the top 3% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 59%, against 62% for England. 7 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 3% in England |
Heron Way Primary School Horsham |
92% | 95% | 17% | Outstanding | |
2 Top 3% in England |
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield Cuckfield · Church of England |
82% | 82% | 28% | No rating | |
3 Top 7% in England |
Barns Green Primary School Barns Green |
87% | 89% | 5% | Not judged | |
4 Top 8% in England |
Fishbourne CofE Primary School Fishbourne (Chichester) · Church of England |
83% | 83% | 10% | No rating | |
5 Top 9% in England |
Arundel CofE Primary School Arundel · Church of England |
81% | 90% | 17% | No rating | |
6 Top 9% in England |
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Crawley · Roman Catholic |
83% | 85% | 7% | Report card | |
7 Top 10% in England |
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham Horsham · Roman Catholic |
83% | 83% | 7% | Good | |
8 Top 12% in England |
Kingslea Primary School Horsham |
79% | 79% | 11% | Report card | |
9 Top 13% in England |
Handcross Primary School Handcross |
77% | 79% | 14% | No rating | |
10 Top 14% in England |
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea · Roman Catholic |
78% | 79% | 8% | Report card | |
11 Top 14% in England |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Burgess Hill · Roman Catholic |
77% | 77% | 12% | Good | |
12 Top 14% in England |
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley Crawley |
77% | 79% | 9% | No rating | |
13 Top 18% in England |
The Mill Primary Academy Crawley |
75% | 76% | 6% | Report card | |
14 Top 20% in England |
Broadfield Primary Academy Crawley |
74% | 77% | 3% | No rating | |
15 Top 20% in England |
Blackthorns Community Primary School Haywards Heath |
74% | 77% | 13% | No rating | |
16 Top 20% in England |
Billingshurst Primary Academy Billingshurst |
74% | 74% | 10% | Requires improvement | |
17 Top 21% in England |
Albourne Church of England Primary School Albourne Green · Church of England |
73% | 79% | 17% | Not judged | |
18 Top 22% in England |
St Augustine's CofE Primary School Scaynes Hill · Church of England |
73% | 75% | 8% | Good | |
19 Top 22% in England |
Castlewood Primary School Southwater |
73% | 72% | 17% | No rating | |
20 Top 22% in England |
Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School Worthing · Church of England |
73% | 73% | 5% | No rating | |
21 Top 23% in England |
Seymour Primary School Crawley |
75% | 77% | 7% | No rating | |
22 Top 23% in England |
Bolnore Village Primary School Haywards Heath |
72% | 72% | 11% | No rating | |
23 Top 25% in England |
All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Horsham · Church of England |
73% | 77% | 6% | Not judged | |
24 Top 26% in England |
Lindfield Primary Academy Haywards Heath |
71% | 70% | 13% | Outstanding | |
25 Top 27% in England |
Hilltop Primary School Crawley |
72% | 79% | 8% | No rating | |
26 Top 27% in England |
Barnham Primary School Barnham (Arun) |
70% | 74% | 3% | No rating | |
27 Top 28% in England |
Aldingbourne Primary School Barnham (Arun) |
73% | 63% | 3% | No rating | |
28 Top 29% in England |
Vale School, Worthing Worthing |
71% | 69% | 7% | No rating | |
29 Top 29% in England |
Broadwater CofE Primary School Worthing · Church of England |
71% | 77% | 10% | Good | |
30 Top 32% in England |
Southwater Junior Academy Southwater |
68% | 69% | 9% | No rating | |
31 Top 32% in England |
Camelsdale Primary School Haslemere |
71% | 79% | 7% | No rating | |
32 Top 32% in England |
North Heath Community Primary School Horsham |
69% | 68% | 9% | No rating | |
33 Top 34% in England |
Rose Green Junior School Bognor Regis |
69% | 69% | 7% | Outstanding | |
34 Top 34% in England |
Eastbrook Primary Academy Southwick (Adur) |
66% | 68% | 18% | Not judged | |
35 Top 36% in England |
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea · Church of England |
68% | 71% | 12% | No rating | |
36 Top 36% in England |
Seaside Primary School Lancing and Sompting |
69% | 75% | 9% | Not judged | |
37 Top 36% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Haywards Heath · Roman Catholic |
68% | 67% | 12% | Good | |
38 Top 38% in England |
St. Mark's CofE Primary School Staplefield · Church of England |
66% | 47% | 13% | No rating | |
39 Top 38% in England |
Halsford Park Primary School East Grinstead |
68% | 71% | 3% | Good | |
40 Top 39% in England |
Chidham Parochial Primary School Hambrook and Nutbourne · Church of England |
68% | 63% | 10% | Good | |
41 Top 39% in England |
Tangmere Primary Academy Tangmere |
69% | 70% | 0% | No rating | |
42 Top 39% in England |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley Crawley · Roman Catholic |
69% | 67% | 0% | No rating | |
43 Top 39% in England |
Harlands Primary School Haywards Heath |
66% | 57% | 3% | No rating | |
44 Top 40% in England |
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery Crawley |
66% | 72% | 11% | Not judged | |
45 Top 41% in England |
Arunside School, Horsham Horsham |
67% | 75% | 5% | No rating | |
46 Top 41% in England |
Thomas A Becket Junior School Worthing |
66% | 68% | 8% | No rating | |
47 Top 42% in England |
St Lawrence CofE Primary School Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint · Church of England |
65% | 64% | 17% | Report card | |
48 Top 42% in England |
Buckingham Park Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea |
67% | 62% | 3% | No rating | |
49 Top 43% in England |
Downsbrook Primary School Worthing |
66% | 70% | 10% | Report card | |
50 Top 43% in England |
White Meadows Primary Academy Wick (Arun) |
67% | 64% | 0% | No rating | |
51 Top 43% in England |
Thorney Island Community Primary School West Thorney |
66% | 67% | 3% | No rating | |
52 Top 43% in England |
The Windmills Junior School Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint |
65% | 65% | 9% | Good | |
53 Top 44% in England |
Holbrook Primary School Horsham |
65% | 74% | 12% | No rating | |
54 Top 45% in England |
Jessie Younghusband Primary School Chichester |
64% | 75% | 9% | No rating | |
55 Top 47% in England |
Northlands Wood Primary Academy Haywards Heath |
65% | 67% | 5% | No rating | |
56 Top 47% in England |
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Horsham · Church of England |
65% | 67% | 3% | No rating | |
57 Top 47% in England |
Southway Junior School Burgess Hill |
66% | 73% | 7% | Not judged | |
58 Top 48% in England |
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Burgess Hill |
66% | 76% | 5% | Good | |
59 Top 48% in England |
Warnham CofE Primary School Warnham · Church of England |
61% | 48% | 12% | No rating | |
60 Top 48% in England |
St Peter's CofE Primary School Ardingly · Church of England |
57% | 63% | 6% | No rating | |
61 Top 48% in England |
South Bersted CofE Primary School Bognor Regis · Church of England |
67% | 78% | 0% | No rating | |
62 Top 48% in England |
Hawthorns Primary School Worthing |
67% | 67% | 0% | Requires improvement | |
63 Top 48% in England |
Bramber Primary School Worthing |
62% | 57% | 7% | No rating | |
64 Top 49% in England |
Jolesfield CofE Primary School Partridge Green · Church of England |
63% | 71% | 10% | Good | |
65 Top 49% in England |
Kingsham Primary School Chichester |
60% | 69% | 18% | Good | |
66 Top 49% in England |
Seal Primary Academy Selsey |
64% | 64% | 4% | No rating | |
67 Top 50% in England |
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Haywards Heath · Church of England |
60% | 63% | 12% | No rating | |
68 Bottom 50% in England |
Estcots Primary School East Grinstead |
60% | 61% | 14% | No rating | |
69 Bottom 50% in England |
Durrington Junior School Worthing |
65% | 70% | 5% | Good | |
70 Bottom 50% in England |
Bosham Primary School Bosham |
65% | 68% | 0% | No rating | |
71 Bottom 49% in England |
Balcombe Cofe Primary School Balcombe · Church of England |
63% | 63% | 5% | Good | |
72 Bottom 49% in England |
Leechpool Primary School Horsham |
61% | 73% | 8% | Requires improvement | |
73 Bottom 48% in England |
Bury CofE Primary School Chichester · Church of England |
62% | 58% | 0% | No rating | |
74 Bottom 47% in England |
London Meed Community Primary School Burgess Hill |
60% | 55% | 9% | Good | |
75 Bottom 47% in England |
Shoreham Beach Primary School Shoreham-by-Sea |
61% | 59% | 0% | No rating | |
76 Bottom 45% in England |
Blackwell Primary School East Grinstead |
62% | 61% | 8% | Good | |
77 Bottom 45% in England |
Waterfield Primary School Crawley |
62% | 63% | 2% | Report card | |
78 Bottom 43% in England |
Langley Green Primary Crawley |
61% | 69% | 2% | No rating | |
79 Bottom 43% in England |
River Beach Primary School Littlehampton |
61% | 58% | 6% | Not judged | |
80 Bottom 43% in England |
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School Plaistow |
61% | 50% | 4% | Not judged | |
81 Bottom 43% in England |
Petworth Cof E Primary School Petworth · Church of England |
58% | 58% | 8% | Not judged | |
82 Bottom 43% in England |
Whytemead Primary School Worthing |
60% | 68% | 5% | Good | |
83 Bottom 42% in England |
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School Worthing · Church of England |
62% | 65% | 1% | No rating | |
84 Bottom 42% in England |
Orchards Junior School Worthing |
60% | 61% | 2% | No rating | |
85 Bottom 41% in England |
Storrington Primary School Storrington |
58% | 53% | 5% | Good | |
86 Bottom 41% in England |
Funtington Primary School Chichester |
60% | 56% | 6% | Not judged | |
87 Bottom 41% in England |
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Worthing |
62% | 52% | 0% | Good | |
88 Bottom 41% in England |
The Laurels Primary School, Worthing Worthing |
59% | 35% | 4% | Good | |
89 Bottom 41% in England |
West Chiltington Community Primary School West Chiltington |
58% | 56% | 8% | Not judged | |
90 Bottom 41% in England |
William Penn School Horsham · Quaker |
61% | 64% | 0% | Requires improvement | |
91 Bottom 41% in England |
Rustington Community Primary School Rustington |
59% | 56% | 4% | Not judged | |
92 Bottom 39% in England |
Thakeham Primary School Storrington |
59% | 63% | 13% | No rating | |
93 Bottom 39% in England |
Parklands Community Primary School Chichester |
59% | 65% | 8% | No rating | |
94 Bottom 39% in England |
Maidenbower Junior School Crawley |
59% | 63% | 2% | No rating | |
95 Bottom 39% in England |
St Mary's CofE Primary School Arun · Church of England |
57% | 69% | 6% | No rating | |
96 Bottom 37% in England |
St Mary's CofE Primary School Horsham · Church of England |
57% | 53% | 13% | No rating | |
97 Bottom 36% in England |
Milton Mount Primary School Crawley |
58% | 62% | 2% | Report card | |
98 Bottom 36% in England |
Medmerry Primary School Selsey |
59% | 61% | 3% | No rating | |
99 Bottom 35% in England |
Colgate Primary School Colgate |
59% | 50% | 5% | No rating | |
100 Bottom 35% in England |
Greenway Junior School Horsham |
56% | 57% | 8% | Good |
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Best primary school in each town
- Horsham · best: Heron Way Primary School
- Crawley · best: Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School
- Shoreham-by-Sea · best: St Peter's Catholic Primary School
- Burgess Hill · best: St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
- Haywards Heath · best: Blackthorns Community Primary School
- Worthing · best: Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School
- Barnham (Arun) · best: Barnham Primary School
- Haslemere · best: Camelsdale Primary School
- Bognor Regis · best: Rose Green Junior School
- Southwick (Adur) · best: Eastbrook Primary Academy
- Lancing and Sompting · best: Seaside Primary School
- East Grinstead · best: Halsford Park Primary School
- Chichester · best: Kingsham Primary School
- Rustington · best: Rustington Community Primary School
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What is the best primary school in West Sussex?
On exam results over the last three years, Heron Way Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in West Sussex, in the top 3% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.