Southwater Infant Academy

Academy converter·Infant school Horsham, West Sussex·RH13 9JH

School type

Infant school

Ages 5–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Southwater Infant Academy is an infant school for pupils aged 5–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

62 first choices, 66 places

First choices per place

0.94

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

102

any preference, for 66 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.11

00.511.5

1 per place

0.9120220.9420230.9720240.8320250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Southwater Infant Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 5–7
Pupils on roll: 268
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

5.2%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

10.4%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

12.7%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.2%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.6%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

7.5%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

21.3

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,780

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Southwater Junior Academy Horsham · 0.0 mi 55.4 Castlewood Primary School Horsham · 0.3 mi 66.6 Barns Green Primary School Horsham · 1.9 mi 63.7 St Andrew's CofE Primary School Horsham · 2.2 mi 67.0 St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Horsham · 2.4 mi 47.1 Arunside School, Horsham Horsham · 2.4 mi 54.6 St John's Catholic Primary School Horsham · 2.4 mi 39.0 Greenway Junior School Horsham · 2.9 mi 46.4

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Southwater Infant Academy at a glance

Located in Horsham, West Sussex, Southwater Infant Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 268 pupils aged 5 to 7. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

Southwater Infant Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 62 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.