Best Schools in Horsham

How many schools are there in Horsham?

Horsham has 44 open schools: 30 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 5 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Horsham are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Horsham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The College of Richard Collyer In Horsham; Tanbridge House School; Heron Way Primary School; and Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 36 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The College of Richard Collyer In HorshamTanbridge House SchoolHeron Way Primary SchoolQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Horsham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Horsham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Tanbridge House School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Millais School, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.7 and 64% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Bohunt Horsham, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.2 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Tanbridge House SchoolMillais SchoolBohunt Horsham

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Horsham have the best SATs results?

Of the 26 primary schools in Horsham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Heron Way Primary School (100% in reading, 97% in maths); Barns Green Primary School (95% in reading, 100% in maths); and St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham (93% in reading, 93% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Heron Way Primary SchoolBarns Green Primary SchoolSt Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Horsham?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Horsham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Horsham?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. West Sussex published how far the last place offered went at this school: Holbrook Primary School, 5157 metres for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Holbrook Primary School

Source: West Sussex admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Horsham?

Apply to West Sussex through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.