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EnglandSouth EastHorshamRH13 9JHSouthwater Junior Academy
Primary

Southwater Junior Academy

Primary

Horsham · Horsham · RH13 9JH www.southwaterjunioracademy.co.uk/

Pupils
445
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Southwater Junior Academy · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+6pp
79%71%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
9%
-2pp
18%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
445
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9JH
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%9%84%44%81%15%80%28%94%85%107.0105.0107.018%445
2023/2463%11%75%27%77%16%84%30%95%85%105.0106.0107.016%436
2022/2372%13%78%42%81%17%87%31%90%83%107.0106.0107.0-0.10-0.10+0.3014%421
2018/1979%18%81%33%86%26%87%37%92%86%105.0107.0110.0-0.20-0.10+0.4014%465
2017/1867%8%79%34%84%22%75%21%89%86%105.0104.0108.0-2.20-1.80-3.0013%461
2016/1769%12%82%25%82%17%80%32%93%92%105.0106.0110.0-3.20-3.00-2.0010%440

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544521.818%10%9%4%5%
2023/2443621.316%9%8%4%8%
2022/2342118.514%2%9%4%7%
2021/2241819.813%2%9%6%11%
2020/2142220.914%2%9%
2018/1946522.214%4%10%4%6%
2017/1846121.713%5%9%3%5%
2016/1744021.110%6%7%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.