240 pupils to be taken on at Horsham school

More than 200 pupil places are to be provided at Horsham’s newest school next year.
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The school - Bohunt Horsham - has been housed in temporary accommodation in Hurst Road while a new purpose built school is being constructed on land north of Horsham.

The new building is scheduled to open in December 2021 after a delay in building work because of the coronavirus pandemic and ‘conservation issues.’

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However, extra accommodation has now been acquired next to the temporary school site in Hurst Road which will allow the school to provide 240 places for Year 7 children in September 2021.

Where the new school will be sitedWhere the new school will be sited
Where the new school will be sited

The school, run by the Bohunt Education Trust, was oversubscribed for places this year. It says the 240 places available next year might ‘include students from outside Horsham as well as across the town.’

Headteacher Georgette Ayling said: “I am thrilled to be watching developments on our new site continue now at pace; the support of our fantastic school community during this uncertain time has been overwhelming.

“Students have been immersed in our wide range of cultural, industry, arts, sporting and higher and further education since we opened our doors and I look forward to the coming year.”

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The new purpose-built school will form part of a new 2,750-house estate north of Horsham off the A264 and will have places for 1,600 boys and girls aged from four to 16.

A virtual open event is to be held on September 30. Details can be found on the school’s website www.bohunthorsham.com

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