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Aurora Vincent House School

Special · ages 5-19MixedIndependent42 pupilsHorshamWest Sussex
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places30 spare42 pupils, 72 places
Pupils on roll42Census January 2024

Aurora Vincent House School is an independent special school in Horsham for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 42 pupils and room for 72.

Vincent House, 31 North Parade, Horsham, RH12 2DA01403 337500theauroragroup.co.ukJulie Sadler headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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.

Pupils on roll42Census January 2024
Places7258% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%42 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls14 / 28

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m10512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate59 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average
Typical house price£437,160Horsham
Nearest bus stop170 mWimblehurst Hotel, 21 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The College of Richard Collyer In HorshamAcademy 16-19 converter270 mNot inspectedCompare
Trafalgar Community Infant SchoolCouncil380 m194Good 202462Compare
Greenway Junior SchoolAcademy700 m307Good 202452Compare
North Heath Community Primary SchoolCouncil950 m373Good 202373Compare
Horsham Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school0.8 miles190Not inspectedCompare
Kingslea Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles428Report card 202697Compare
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolChurch of England0.9 miles200Not inspected80Compare
St John's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.9 miles203Good 202352Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Aurora Vincent House School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Aurora Vincent House School yet.

How many pupils does Aurora Vincent House School have?

42 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 72 places, so it is 58% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Vincent House, 31 North Parade, Horsham, RH12 2DA
Telephone
01403 337500
Website
www.theauroragroup.co.uk
Headteacher
Julie Sadler
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-19
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward
Trafalgar
Constituency
Horsham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
15 August 2025
URN
151749 · LAESTAB 9386022 · UKPRN 10101207

Where these figures come from