Southwater Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Horsham, West Sussex
Southwater Infant Academy is a primary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2022. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Southwater Infant Academy behave well and understand the importance of following school rules to keep everyone safe.”
- “They are kind and supportive towards one another.”
- “Initiatives such as playground pals and the friendship bench help pupils who may feel lonely to find and make friends.”
To improve
- “In recent years, leaders identified a gap between pupils’ attainment in writing and their outcomes in reading and mathematics.”
- “However, this practice is not yet consistently applied across the wider curriculum.”
- “As a result, some pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, do not always achieve as highly as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 66 offers in total, 62 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as West Sussex published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Southwater Junior Academy 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Castlewood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barns Green Primary School 1.9 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 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Arunside School, Horsham 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shelley Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published