Barns Green Primary SchoolSouthwater Infant Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Horsham.
Summary of the comparison
Barns Green Primary School and Southwater Infant Academy are primary schools in Horsham.
Barns Green Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Southwater Infant Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Barns Green Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Barns Green Primary School was judged the expected standard and Southwater Infant Academy was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barns Green Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HorshamBarns Green Primary School | HorshamSouthwater Infant Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | B73/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure | 196th of 218 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 5-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 130 | 268 | |
| Capacity | 140 | 270 | |
| Location | Horsham, RH13 0PJ | Horsham, RH13 9JH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 89.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 5.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 108.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 130 | 268 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.8% | 5.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 10.4% | |
| SEN support | 9.2% | 12.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.4% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.6% | 7.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Barns Green Primary School
Southwater Infant Academy
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