Voluntary controlled school · West Sussex
William Penn School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Quaker
Term dates
We haven't checked West Sussex's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Quaker school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 9 families put this school as their first choice, and 9 places were offered. 9 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 13 | 12 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 10 | 9 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 9 July 2024. Overall: Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 84 (capacity 105)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Quaker
- Phone
- 01403741274
- Address
- Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
- Website
- williampenn.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.