Bohunt Horsham
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · West Sussex
Bailey Road, Horsham, RH12 6AP
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 31/10/2023
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
17.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,294
Capacity used
Has space80%
1,620 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
222 of 233 families who put it first got an offer
243
Places offered
756
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 233 | 222 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 274 | 18 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 247 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 756 | 243 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 31 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Georgette Ayling
- Address
- Bailey Road, Horsham, RH12 6AP
- Phone
- 01403627430
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Colgate & Rusper · Horsham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147187
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
1,294 pupils · 1,620 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
31 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,117 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.81 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 125 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 124 | 27% | 67% | 88% | |
| English Language | 124 | 19% | 66% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 122 | 13% | 63% | 80% | |
| History | 79 | 22% | 54% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 76 | 5% | 36% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 51 | 6% | 31% | 59% | |
| Geography | 48 | 17% | 69% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 47 | 17% | 38% | 62% | |
| Biology | 46 | 33% | 78% | 96% | |
| Physics | 46 | 28% | 78% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 28% | 72% | 96% | |
| Business | 30 | 20% | 60% | 80% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.