Education in Horsham
DistrictThe south of the South East. 152,016 people in 530 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Horsham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Under 25250 or more
Horsham had 64 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain only64
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Horsham had 64 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Horsham. The map shows each one.
Schools in Horsham
Horsham has 64 open schools: 1 nursery, 43 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 6 independent.
- Outstanding
- 2
- Good
- 14
- Requires improvement
- 3
- Inadequate
- 1
20 of the 53 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between February 2020 and July 2024.
5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Horsham
2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Heron Way Primary School (February 2024), Tanbridge House School (June 2024).
Nursery (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsham Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 3 to 5 | 190 | Standards maintained, May 2025 |
Primary (43)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 196 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade |
| Amberley CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 45 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Arunside School, Horsham | Community school | 4 to 11 | 413 | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| Ashington CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 190 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Ashurst CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 48 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade |
| Barns Green Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 128 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Billingshurst Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 596 | Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed |
| Castlewood Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 205 | School remains Good, January 2023 |
| Colgate Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 126 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Greenway Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 307 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| Heron Way Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 417 | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Holbrook Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 416 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 80 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Jolesfield CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 152 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| Kilnwood Vale Primary School | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 382 | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Kingslea Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 428 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Leechpool Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 409 | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 |
| North Heath Community Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 373 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Oakfields Primary School, Horsham | Community school | 4 to 11 | 222 | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| Rudgwick Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 213 | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| Rusper Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 93 | Inadequate (overall), December 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses |
| Shelley Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 412 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 66 | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School | Voluntary controlled school | 2 to 11 | 137 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Southwater Infant Academy | Academy converter | 5 to 7 | 230 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Southwater Junior Academy | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 445 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 171 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 44 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 203 | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 295 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 200 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 96 | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 95 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 354 | Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed |
| St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 201 | Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed |
| Steyning CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 335 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| Storrington Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 361 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Thakeham Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 104 | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Trafalgar Community Infant School | Community school | 4 to 7 | 194 | School remains Good, January 2024 |
| Upper Beeding Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 298 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| Warnham CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 202 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| West Chiltington Community Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 192 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| William Penn School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 84 | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 |
Secondary (5)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millais School | Community school | 11 to 16 | 896 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Steyning Grammar School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,775 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Tanbridge House School | Community school | 11 to 16 | 1,510 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 |
| The Forest School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,115 | School remains Good, January 2022 |
| Weald School, The | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,800 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
All-through (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohunt Horsham | Free schools | 4 to 16 | 1,294 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
Special (7)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard School | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | 15 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Aurora Vincent House School | Other independent special school | 5 to 19 | 42 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Ingfield Manor School | Non-maintained special school | 3 to 19 | 90 | School remains Good, November 2023 |
| Manor House School | Other independent special school | 5 to 18 | 72 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Muntham House School | Non-maintained special school | 5 to 18 | 142 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 |
| New Barn School | Other independent special school | 7 to 15 | 103 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham | Community special school | 2 to 19 | 140 | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| The College of Richard Collyer In Horsham | Academy 16-19 converter | 16 to 19 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ's Hospital | Other independent school | 11 to 19 | 829 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Cottesmore School | Other independent school | 4 to 13 | 173 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Farlington School | Other independent school | 4 to 18 | 414 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Pennthorpe School | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 172 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Rikkyo School-in-England | Other independent school | 10 to 18 | 177 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Windlesham House School | Other independent school | 3 to 14 | 263 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.