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Education in Horsham

District

The south of the South East. 152,016 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 530 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Horsham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Horsham had 64 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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64
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Horsham had 64 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Horsham among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Horsham is 64.

Schools

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Schools in Horsham

Horsham has 64 open schools: 1 nursery, 43 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 6 independent.

Outstanding
2
Good
14
Requires improvement
3
Inadequate
1

20 of the 53 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between February 2020 and July 2024.

5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Horsham

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Heron Way Primary School (February 2024), Tanbridge House School (June 2024).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Horsham Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school3 to 5190Standards maintained, May 2025

Primary (43)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
All Saints CofE Primary School, HorshamVoluntary aided school4 to 11196Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard
Amberley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1145Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Arunside School, HorshamCommunity school4 to 11413School remains Good, September 202375% met KS2 standard
Ashington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11190Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
Ashurst CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1148Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
Barns Green Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11128Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade89% met KS2 standard
Billingshurst Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11596Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed74% met KS2 standard
Castlewood Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11205School remains Good, January 202372% met KS2 standard
Colgate Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11126School remains Good, March 202350% met KS2 standard
Greenway Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11307Good (overall), April 202457% met KS2 standard
Heron Way Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11417Outstanding (overall), February 202495% met KS2 standard
Holbrook Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11416School remains Good, June 202374% met KS2 standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower BeedingVoluntary controlled school4 to 1180Good (overall), November 202240% met KS2 standard
Jolesfield CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11152Good (overall), July 202371% met KS2 standard
Kilnwood Vale Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 11382Good (overall), December 2023
Kingslea Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11428Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met79% met KS2 standard
Leechpool Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11409Requires improvement (overall), June 202473% met KS2 standard
North Heath Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11373School remains Good, March 202368% met KS2 standard
Oakfields Primary School, HorshamCommunity school4 to 11222Good (overall), June 202431% met KS2 standard
Rudgwick Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11213Good (overall), March 202350% met KS2 standard
Rusper Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1193Inadequate (overall), December 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
Shelley Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11412Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Shipley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1166School remains Good, May 202450% met KS2 standard
Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11137Good (overall), September 202318% met KS2 standard
Southwater Infant AcademyAcademy converter5 to 7230Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Southwater Junior AcademyAcademy converter7 to 11445School remains Good, June 202369% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11171Good (overall), February 202469% met KS2 standard
St James' CofE Primary School, ColdwalthamVoluntary controlled school4 to 1144Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade20% met KS2 standard
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11203School remains Good, September 202360% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11295Good (overall), September 202239% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11200Standards maintained, January 202567% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1196School remains Good, May 202453% met KS2 standard
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1195Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met78% met KS2 standard
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11354Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed52% met KS2 standard
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, HorshamAcademy converter4 to 11201Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed83% met KS2 standard
Steyning CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11335School remains Good, October 202358% met KS2 standard
Storrington Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11361Good (overall), February 202453% met KS2 standard
Thakeham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11104School remains Good, March 202463% met KS2 standard
Trafalgar Community Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7194School remains Good, January 2024
Upper Beeding Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11298Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade61% met KS2 standard
Warnham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11202Standards maintained, November 202448% met KS2 standard
West Chiltington Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11192Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade56% met KS2 standard
William Penn SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1184Requires improvement (overall), July 202464% met KS2 standard

Secondary (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Millais SchoolCommunity school11 to 16896Good (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 54.7
Steyning Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,775Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 48.0
Tanbridge House SchoolCommunity school11 to 161,510Outstanding (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 56.0
The Forest SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,115School remains Good, January 2022Attainment 8: 43.1
Weald School, TheCommunity school11 to 181,800Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 50.8

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bohunt HorshamFree schools4 to 161,294Good (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 47.2

Special (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Apple Orchard SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1815No outcome in Ofsted's file
Aurora Vincent House SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1942No outcome in Ofsted's file
Ingfield Manor SchoolNon-maintained special school3 to 1990School remains Good, November 2023
Manor House SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1872No outcome in Ofsted's file
Muntham House SchoolNon-maintained special school5 to 18142School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024
New Barn SchoolOther independent special school7 to 15103No outcome in Ofsted's file
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, HorshamCommunity special school2 to 19140School remains Outstanding, May 2023

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
The College of Richard Collyer In HorshamAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 19Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Christ's HospitalOther independent school11 to 19829Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Cottesmore SchoolOther independent school4 to 13173Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Farlington SchoolOther independent school4 to 18414Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Pennthorpe SchoolOther independent school2 to 13172Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Rikkyo School-in-EnglandOther independent school10 to 18177Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Windlesham House SchoolOther independent school3 to 14263Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.