Southwater Junior Academy

State-Funded School

southwater-junior-academy-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

HorshamConstituency

RH13 9JHPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Southwater Junior Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 445 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

445

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 445
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most 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 7 June 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
6 Jun 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.