Darvell School
Darvell School is an independent school in Robertsbridge for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 68 pupils and room for 121.
Darvell, Brightling Road, Robertsbridge, TN32 5DR01580 883300Mr Mark Huleatt headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no 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 East 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 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 49 | 53 | 52 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertsbridge Community College | Academy | 310 m | 644 | Inadequate 2024 | 0 | Compare |
| Salehurst Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 940 m | 125 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Mountfield Heath School | Independent | 1.7 miles | 46 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Marlborough House Vinehall School | Independent | 2.2 miles | 292 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Etchingham Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.2 miles | 98 | Good 2023 | 45 | Compare |
| Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 2.3 miles | 140 | Not inspected | 79 | Compare |
| Netherfield CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.1 miles | 126 | Report card 2026 | 28 | Compare |
| Staplecross Methodist Primary School | Methodist | 3.2 miles | 88 | No overall grade 2025 | 25 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Darvell School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Darvell School yet.
How many pupils does Darvell School have?
68 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 121 places, so it is 56% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Darvell, Brightling Road, Robertsbridge, TN32 5DR
- Telephone
- 01580 883300
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Huleatt
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Robertsbridge
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 September 1971
- URN
- 114646 · LAESTAB 8456003 · UKPRN 10014795
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.
- 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.