Muntham House School, based in Horsham, provides not applicable education, serving pupils aged 5 to 18. The school is a non-maintained special school and operates as a boys school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Muntham House School currently has around 124 pupils on roll, which is about 81% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 100% boys and % girls. Around 37.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 7.6%. Persistent absence is recorded at 28.4%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (86.3%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 100% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (100%) , including 0% who stay in school sixth forms and 17% progressing to further education , while 0% enter apprenticeships .

School Information

Address: Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0NJ
Website: www.muntham.org.uk
Telephone: 01403730302
School Type: Non-maintained special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Harry Anderson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 126154

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2015

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 5 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 154
Number of Pupils: 124
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 28.4% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British86.30%107
Unclassified4.80%6
White and Black Caribbean4.00%5
Other Mixed2.40%3
Other White1.60%2
White and Asian0.80%1
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
African0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Progress 8: Average (-1.02)
Of the 8 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 6 are included in this measure.
Progress 8 score (average over pupils)
School
-1.02
Town average
0.39
Local authority average
0.37
England average
-0.03
Entering EBacc
School
0%
Town average
29%
Local authority average
22%
England average
35%
Grade 5+ in English & maths GCSEs
School
0%
Town average
34%
Local authority average
28%
England average
41%
Attainment 8 score
School
21.4
Town average
39.3
Local authority average
36.1
England average
44.6
EBacc average point score
School
1.7
Town average
3.3
Local authority average
2.9
England average
3.9
Staying in education or employment
School
100%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barns Green Primary School
The Hordens , RH13 0PJ
- not rated 698 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Muntham House School
Barns Green , RH13 0NJ
3out of 4 0 yd Non-maintained special school No Boys More About School
Apple Orchard School
Apple Orchard School , Five Oaks Road RH13 0RQ
- not rated 2,382 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Christ's Hospital
, RH13 0LJ
- not rated 2,696 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.