Shipley CofE Primary SchoolSouthwater Junior Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Shipley CofE Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Southwater Junior Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Southwater Junior Academy is ahead on our composite score.

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

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Shipley CofE Primary School and 69.0% for Southwater Junior Academy.

  • 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) and has fallen at Southwater Junior Academy (72.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shipley CofE Primary School versus Southwater Junior Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HorshamShipley CofE Primary SchoolHorshamSouthwater Junior AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking87th of 218 in West Sussex 63rd of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll74 445
Capacity105 480
LocationHorsham, RH13 8PL Horsham, RH13 9JH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census74 445
Free school meals (ever 6)8.1% 9.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 10.3%
SEN support20.3% 15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.6% 4.9% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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 Junior Academy

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