Southwater Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Horsham, West Sussex
Southwater Junior Academy is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 445 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy the broad and exciting curriculum that they are taught.”
- “Each opportunity is carefully designed to help pupils to learn the curriculum and develop kindness and resilience.”
- “Pupils are polite and welcoming.”
To improve
- “However, some approaches that teachers use in class to help pupils to understand what they are reading are not yet fully consistent across the school.”
- “However, it is not yet precise enough to help pupils to improve quickly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Southwater Infant Academy 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Castlewood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barns Green Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Arunside School, Horsham 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shelley Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published