Bohunt Horsham
Bailey Road, Horsham, RH12 6AP
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Georgette Ayling
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Bohunt Education Trust
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,620
- Pupils on roll
- 1,294
- URN
- 147187
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403627430
About this school
Bohunt Horsham is an all-through academy in Horsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 1,294 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bohunt Horsham, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 123 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | 49.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.18 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60.2% | 59.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.4% | 81.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 69.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bohunt Horsham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.5 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 727 |
| 2023/24 | 966 |
| 2024/25 | 1,121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bohunt Horsham compares
Bohunt Horsham ranked 14th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.5 | 7.4% | 12.8% | 1,294 | — |
| The Gatwick School | 39.7 | 9.2% | 20.5% | 861 | 6.7 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham | — | 3.4% | 3.5% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham | — | 5.1% | 12.6% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| Holbrook Primary School | — | 4.3% | 7.7% | 416 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakfields Primary School, Horsham | — | 7.6% | 25.8% | 222 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.76%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.35%
- Persistent absence
- 17.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gatwick School6.7 miles
All-through · Crawley
-
All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham0.7 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham0.8 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Holbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
Oakfields Primary School, Horsham1.2 miles
Primary · Horsham
Other schools in Horsham
- Horsham Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Primary
- Arunside School, Horsham Primary
- Barns Green Primary School Primary
- Castlewood Primary School Primary
- Colgate Primary School Primary
- Greenway Junior School Primary
- Heron Way Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding Primary
- Jolesfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Kilnwood Vale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bohunt Horsham teach?
- Bohunt Horsham teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bohunt Horsham?
- The headteacher of Bohunt Horsham is Ms Georgette Ayling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bohunt Horsham been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bohunt Horsham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bohunt Horsham?
- Bohunt Horsham has 1,294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Bohunt Horsham full?
- Bohunt Horsham has capacity for 1,620 pupils and 1,294 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bohunt Horsham a faith school?
- No. Bohunt Horsham has no designated religious character.
- Is Bohunt Horsham a selective school?
- No. Bohunt Horsham is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bohunt Horsham have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bohunt Horsham as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bohunt Horsham part of an academy trust?
- Bohunt Horsham is part of BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bohunt Horsham's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51 in 2023/24 and 49.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bohunt Horsham compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Bohunt Horsham ranked 14th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bohunt Horsham's absence rate?
- Bohunt Horsham's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bohunt Horsham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bohunt Horsham's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.