Southwater Junior Academy
School Name: Southwater Junior Academy Address: Worthing Road, Southwater Town/City: Horsham County: West Sussex Postcode: RH13 9JH Telephone Number: 01403 730475 Website: www.southwaterjunioracademy.co.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 7-11) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011 Trust: The Southwater Junior Academy
Headteacher Designate: Mrs Rebecca Toogood
Capacity: 480
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 445 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 8.8%
URN: 136865
DfE Number: 938/2134
UKPRN: 10034122
UPRN: 200004791102
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Horsham (E07000227)
Constituency: Horsham (E14001294)
Electoral Ward: Southwater South & Shipley (E05011829)
Easting & Northing: 515711E, 126805N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 1' 46.59" N 0° 21' 4.25" W
Plus Code: 9C3X2JHX+RG
DfE Record: View record
- Southwater Infant Academy (0.1km)
- Castlewood Primary School (0.6km)
- Christ's Hospital (1.8km)
- Barns Green Primary School (2.9km)
- Muntham House School (3.4km)
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School (3.6km)
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School (3.7km)
- Arunside School, Horsham (3.8km)
- St John's Catholic Primary School (3.8km)
- Tanbridge House School (4.0km)
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Claire Bennett - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2018 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Jon Bye - Trustee. Appointed on 2 December 2024 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
- Mr Jon Bye - Trustee. Appointed on 2 December 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2026.
- Mrs Elizabeth Cockerill - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 19 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 September 2025.
- Mrs Elizabeth Cockerill - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 18 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 April 2026.
- Mrs Elizabeth Cockerill - Trustee. Appointed on 15 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 27 April 2026.
- Mrs Ruth Coward - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 1 February 2020.
- Mrs Nathania Cox - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 October 2025.
- Mr Paul Davies - Trustee. Appointed on 15 November 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 14 November 2025.
- Mrs Gemma Gholap - Trustee. Appointed on 22 January 2026 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 21 January 2030.
- Mrs Judith Harding - Member. Appointed on 1 January 2012 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Lee Hume - Trustee. Appointed on 14 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 13 April 2030.
- Miss Martha Lewis - Trustee. Appointed on 12 June 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 June 2029.
- Mr Tony Mason - Member. Appointed on 1 July 2011 (Appointed by GB/board).
- Mr Marcus Medley - Trustee. Appointed on 15 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 14 September 2028.
- Ms Ramatoulie Nyang - Trustee. Appointed on 27 September 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 26 September 2028.
- Professor Mohammad Reza Sahandi - Trustee. Appointed on 14 April 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 13 April 2030.
- Mrs Lian Toms - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2015. Term runs until 30 September 2025.
- Mrs Rebecca Toogood - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2018.
- Mrs Rebecca Toogood - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2018 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Howard Wilder - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 13 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Howard Wilder - Trustee. Appointed on 5 November 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 4 November 2028.