What schools serve Horsham?

There are 44 schools in Horsham, West Sussex, including Horsham Nursery School, Shelley Primary School, Colgate Primary School, Trafalgar Community Infant School, Oakfields Primary School, Horsham and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Horsham?

Horsham has 30 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. There are also 11 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Horsham?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Horsham, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Horsham schools are set by West Sussex and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the West Sussex admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Horsham?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Horsham are set by West Sussex as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Horsham

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Horsham is a prosperous West Sussex market town, and its 44 schools span the town centre as well as surrounding villages such as Billingshurst, Southwater, Henfield and Steyning. West Sussex County Council coordinates admissions and publishes individual school catchment maps each autumn.

The town's secondary schools - Millais, Forest, Tanbridge House, Bohunt Horsham and Farlington - each draw from defined geographic catchment areas. Competition for places is strong; families on the edge of a catchment boundary may fall outside it despite living close to the school, so verifying the exact boundary is essential.

Primary schools in the Horsham district include many Church of England voluntary-aided schools, which apply faith criteria ahead of distance. Non-faith applicants should be aware that a school's proximity to their home does not guarantee a place if the school prioritises faith applicants.

School demand in Horsham

Across the 38 schools in Horsham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

13 schools in Horsham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

7 of the schools in Horsham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of West Sussex, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

18 of the schools in Horsham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 15 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Horsham: 3 oversubscribed (30)

Shelley Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH12 3LU

Ages 4-11 411 pupils Capacity 420

Colgate Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH13 6HS

Ages 4-11 129 pupils Capacity 140

Trafalgar Community Infant School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH12 2JF

Ages 5-7 214 pupils Capacity 270

Oakfields Primary School, Horsham

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH12 4ET

Ages 4-11 167 pupils Capacity 210

Barns Green Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH13 0PJ

Ages 4-11 130 pupils Capacity 140

Rudgwick Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH12 3HW

Ages 5-11 215 pupils Capacity 210

Arunside School, Horsham

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH12 1RR

Ages 5-11 416 pupils Capacity 420

Heron Way Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH13 6DJ

Ages 4-11 418 pupils Capacity 420

Leechpool Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH13 6AG

Ages 4-11 417 pupils Capacity 420

North Heath Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH12 5XL

Ages 4-11 377 pupils Capacity 420

Holbrook Primary School

Primary · Community school

Horsham · RH12 5PP

Ages 4-11 416 pupils Capacity 420