Bohunt Horsham
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–16 · Horsham, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.97 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 2.68 mi
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Bohunt Horsham is an all-through school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 4–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Bohunt Horsham catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.97 mi |
| Year 7 2026 | 2.68 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.97 miles away, and the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 2.68 miles away.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2024, staying close to the year before in every year with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 57 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 46 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- Of the Reception 2026 offers, 12 went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bailey Road, Horsham, RH12 6AP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,294 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils rise to the school’s high expectations because they understand that a positive environment is beneficial for everyone.”
- “As a result, they behave well and are considerate.”
- “They use these skills in lesson discussions and to make the most of ‘pupil voice’ activities to express their views.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the teaching of the curriculum is more variable.”
- “This is because the curriculum is not as well understood by staff.”
- “The school is continuing to ensure that all aspects of personal, social, health and economic education are as well considered to ensure that pupils feel prepared for life in modern Britain.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 57 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 305 first-preference applications, 234 offers in total, 226 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Aurora Vincent House School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham 2.2 mi School remains Outstanding
- Farlington School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cottesmore School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- New Barn School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Manor Green Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Outstanding
- Christ's Hospital 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Atelier21 Future School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade