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Southwater Infant Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy
Worthing Road, Southwater, Horsham RH13 9JH · southwaterinfantacademy.co.uk · 01403 733254
On the mapSearch near RH13 9JH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- 1.51 mi
- 2.42 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 6 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 230
- 85% of 270 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 4.3%
- First language not English
- 7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 6” went to a home 1.51 mi (2.42 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 66 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 66 | 62 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 78 | 65 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 79 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 82 | 77 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 95 | 86 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.51 mi2.42 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Southwater Infant Academy on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 77
- 25% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied