Bohunt Horsham, Horsham

In its own words: "Our Vision Our school has high expectations and an ethos of “enjoy, respect, achieve”. Our teaching staff is highly effective and we offer unparalleled opportunities to our students."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to thank you for your interest in our school. It is my privilege to be the founding headteacher of Bohunt Education Trust’s first all-through school at the heart of the community in Horsham, I am thrilled to be leading a school that is characterised by engaged and dedicated young people with enormous potential."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 7 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Thursday 25 February 2027, an open day on Friday 12 March 2027 and an open day on Friday 26 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Bohunt Horsham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in West Sussex and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in West Sussex and 47% in England.

That is down from 49.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.08: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.9, against 49.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 305 families put Bohunt Horsham as their first choice and 790 named it as one of their preferences, for 234 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 79 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bohunt Horsham are Millais School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.7); The Forest School (2.2 miles, Attainment 8 43.1); Tanbridge House School (2.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56); and Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley (4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.2).

Bohunt Horsham's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Bohunt Horsham is one of 10 schools run by Bohunt Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.8 in 2024/25.

Of the 123 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

11.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest railway station is Littlehaven Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bohunt School (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).

In 2024/25, Bohunt Horsham issued 86 suspensions, 7.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bohunt Horsham are All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham (0.7 miles); St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School, Horsham (0.8 miles); Holbrook Primary School (0.8 miles); and Oakfields Primary School, Horsham (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.