Trafalgar Community Infant School, Horsham
Trafalgar Community Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Horsham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2024 did not change this grade. It was 81% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Trafalgar Community Infant School in detail
Trafalgar Community Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Trafalgar Community Infant School. We are a two-form entry infant school situated in the town of Horsham. All our children are valued individuals who are encouraged to be independent, develop self-esteem and self-respect and are inspired and motivated to do their very best."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, art and Spanish.
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Trafalgar Community Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Trafalgar Community Infant School as their first choice and 113 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Trafalgar Community Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trafalgar Community Infant School are Greenway Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 73% maths); St John's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths); Arunside School, Horsham (0.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 86% maths); and North Heath Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 85% maths).
Greenway Junior SchoolSt John's Catholic Primary SchoolArunside School, HorshamNorth Heath Community Primary School
Who goes there
5.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Horsham Rail Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Swindon Road (o/s 29), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Trafalgar Community Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 278 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Trafalgar Community Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Trafalgar Community Infant School are Tanbridge House School (0.9 miles), Millais School (1.2 miles) and The Forest School (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2014 inspection - down from Outstanding.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
5.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Trafalgar Community Infant School
Trafalgar Newsletter - 25th September 2026
25 Sep 2026
Trafalgar Newsletter - 11th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Trafalgar Newsletter - 4th September 2026
4 Sep 2026
Press Articles
From Trafalgar Community Infant School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Trafalgar Community Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Trafalgar Community Infant School.
- Learning Potential Tuition760m away · Not yet graded
- Grasshoppers910m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Trafalgar Community Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Trafalgar Community Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Trafalgar Community Infant School is in West Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to West Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Trafalgar Community Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
218 pupils
270 places
52 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Horsham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Horsham
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,608
Applications
8,127
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
17.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
194
Total Pupils
105
Boys
89
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,847
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,237
Per pupil
£1196k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
8.3%
Persistent absence
168
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Trafalgar Community Infant School
Questions parents ask about Trafalgar Community Infant School
What is Trafalgar Community Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Trafalgar Community Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Trafalgar Community Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Trafalgar Community Infant School is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Trafalgar Community Infant School?
Trafalgar Community Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Trafalgar Community Infant School?
Classes at Trafalgar Community Infant School average 27.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Trafalgar Community Infant School?
Trafalgar Community Infant School has around 194 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Trafalgar Community Infant School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Trafalgar Community Infant School in 2024/25. 8.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Trafalgar Community Infant School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Trafalgar Community Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Trafalgar Community Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Trafalgar Community Infant School: Learning Potential Tuition (760m away, registered, not yet graded) and Grasshoppers (910m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Trafalgar Community Infant School's term dates?
Trafalgar Community Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Trafalgar Community Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trafalgar Community Infant School?
Trafalgar Community Infant School is at Victory Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2JF.
Sources: West Sussex term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)