What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 May 2013Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 81% · Maths 80% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- West Sussex median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69% | 9% | 107 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 11% | 105 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 13% | 107 | 106 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Southwater Junior AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good202369%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · West Sussex20261.6applications per place
- 0.6 km · West SussexRemains Good20232.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · West SussexGood20241.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · West SussexStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · West SussexRemains Good20233.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · West SussexRemains Good20233.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · West SussexGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 136865 · 938/2134
- Trust
- The Southwater Junior Academy
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 445 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Southwater Junior School (URN 125888)
- Address
- Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9JH
- Local authority
- West Sussex · Horsham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources