Rusper Primary School
Primary school in Horsham, West Sussex. Inadequate (Dec 2022). Serious weaknesses.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 7 December 2022, report published 2 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Serious weaknesses. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Rusper Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Rusper Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2026
The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 2.3 milesKilnwood Vale Primary School
Good (Dec 2023)
- 2.5 milesWaterfield Primary School
Report card, May 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention
- 2.8 milesThe Mill Primary Academy
Report card, Apr 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
- 2.8 milesThe Bewbush Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025)
- 2.9 milesAll Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.