Apple Orchard School
Apple Orchard School is an independent special school in Horsham for boys aged 11 to 18. It has 15 pupils and room for 26.
Apple Orchard School, Five Oaks Road, Slinfold, Horsham, RH13 0RQ01403 783416appleorchard.org.ukMr Richard Keightley headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
3 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 22 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 67% | 50% | 61% | 64% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 40% | 33% | 50% | 39% | 36% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingfield Manor School | Non-maintained special | 1.0 miles | 90 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Muntham House School | Non-maintained special | 1.4 miles | 142 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Manor House School | Independent | 1.6 miles | 72 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School | Church of England | 1.7 miles | 137 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Barns Green Primary School | Council | 1.7 miles | 128 | No overall grade 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Billingshurst Primary Academy | Academy | 2.5 miles | 596 | Requires improvement 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Christ's Hospital | Independent (grammar) | 2.6 miles | 829 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Weald School, The | Council | 2.6 miles | 1,800 | No overall grade 2024 | 69 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Apple Orchard School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Apple Orchard School yet.
How many pupils does Apple Orchard School have?
15 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 26 places, so it is 58% full. It is a boys' school.
Does Apple Orchard School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Apple Orchard School, Five Oaks Road, Slinfold, Horsham, RH13 0RQ
- Telephone
- 01403 783416
- Website
- www.appleorchard.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Keightley
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 March 2000
- URN
- 132069 · LAESTAB 9386258 · UKPRN 10015364
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.