Shipley CofE Primary SchoolSouthwater Infant Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Horsham.

Summary of the comparison

Shipley CofE Primary School and Southwater Infant Academy are primary schools in Horsham.

  • Shipley CofE Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Southwater Infant Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Southwater Infant Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shipley CofE Primary School was judged Good and Southwater Infant Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Shipley CofE Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shipley CofE Primary School versus Southwater Infant Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HorshamShipley CofE Primary SchoolHorshamSouthwater Infant AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100B73/100Stronger figure
Local ranking87th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure196th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll74 268
Capacity105 270
LocationHorsham, RH13 8PL Horsham, RH13 9JH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census74 268
Free school meals (ever 6)8.1% 5.2%
English as an additional language0.0% 10.4%
SEN support20.3% 12.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.6% 7.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Shipley CofE Primary School

Southwater Infant Academy

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