Arunside School, Horsham

State-Funded School

arunside-school-horsham-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

HorshamConstituency

RH12 1RRPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Arunside School, Horsham is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 413 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

413

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 413
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 Dec 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.