Arunside School, Horsham

West SussexCommunity school

Blackbridge Lane, Horsham, RH12 1RR

Headteacher: Mrs Donna JaggerSchool website ↗Pupils: 416 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
72% of first-choice applicants offered a place
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
72%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
75.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
5.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 81%·Writing 78%·Maths 86%All three 75%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding46%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
76
How many got their first choice?
55of 76 (72.4%)
How many applied in total?
196

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
41.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
195 girls, 221 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 75% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1643.0%0.0%-1.1+0.3-1.4
2016/1730.0%0.0%-5.7-0.7-5.0
2017/1863.0%7.0%-0.5-2.9+3.0
2018/1973.0%13.0%+2.1-0.6+3.7
2022/2365.0%10.0%+0.2-1.1+2.0
2023/2460.0%3.0%---
2024/2575.0%5.0%---
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