Bohunt Horsham

About Bohunt Horsham

Bohunt Horsham was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, with two of the five graded categories reaching Outstanding: behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. That inspection snapshot is backed up by the school’s most informative exam metric, its Progress 8 score of 0.08 for the 2023/24 academic year. This score, which measures how much progress pupils make between the end of primary school and their GCSEs compared with the national average, places the school comfortably above the West Sussex local authority average of 0.03. It also ranks Bohunt Horsham 4th out of 5 schools in the Horsham local area on this metric, and 19th out of 42 state secondaries across the whole of West Sussex. The school’s Attainment 8 score sits at 51, and 76.4% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, the basics measure.

Digging deeper into the Progress 8 breakdown, the school shows particular strength in maths, where the progress score is 0.38, significantly above the national average. English progress is a more modest 0.05, while the EBacc element comes in at 0.16. The proportion of pupils entered for the EBacc suite of subjects is high at 78%, though the percentage who actually achieve a grade 4 or above across all five EBacc components drops to 42.3%. The school’s EBacc average point score is 4.81. Nationally, Bohunt Horsham sits in the 42nd percentile for Progress 8, placing it in the middle of the pack among over 3,100 schools. The Ofsted report noted that personal development is Good, and the quality of education is also Good, so the academic picture is one of solid, above-average performance rather than exceptional highs, with maths being a clear standout.

Bohunt Horsham is a heavily oversubscribed school, receiving 756 applications for 243 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, an oversubscription ratio of 3.11 to one. Of those, 222 offers went to first-preference applicants out of 233 who listed it first. The school is a mixed, non-denominational state secondary for pupils aged 4 to 16, with no sixth form, so families will need to plan for post-16 options elsewhere. Facilities are generous for a state school, including a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, tennis courts, and a library. The school also lists a chapel, which is unusual for a school with no religious character. SEND provisions are broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities. With 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a fairly typical demographic for the area. It will suit families who want a large, popular comprehensive with strong behaviour standards and a particular focus on maths progress, and who are comfortable with the competitive admissions process.

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