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Nursery school in Horsham, West Sussex

Horsham Nursery School

Harwood Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5UT

School website 01403224430

Ofsted

Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 20 May 2025.

Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.

Read the Ofsted report

Pupils

Pupils on roll
190
Girls / boys
83 / 107
Free school meals, last 6 years
0%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
17%

England 18.7%

With an EHC plan
1%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
9%

England 15%

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Horsham 004E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
43%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
12%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
58%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
3%

England 17%

Households with no car
21%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
31%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
Ages
Ages 3–5
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Yes
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Elizabeth Mellor
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward
Roffey South
Constituency
Horsham
URN
125809

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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