Ingfield Manor School
Ingfield Manor School is a non-maintained special school in Billingshurst for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 90 pupils and room for 120. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Ingfield Manor Drive, Five Oaks, Billingshurst, RH14 9AX01403 782294ingfieldmanorschool.co.ukMs Liz Brown principalAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 28 November 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
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
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with physical disability.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in West Sussex with physical disability provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Physical disability (48), language and communications needs (30), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Moderate learning difficulty (3), emotional and mental health (2), Specific learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 90 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 49 | 49 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 27% | 30% | 28% | 33% | 35% | 22% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 85.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 14.9% | 14.9% | 11.3% | 13.7% | 16.2% | 14.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 12.9% | 12.4% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 15.8% | 13.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.0% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 42.0% | 45.8% | 46.8% | 47.2% | 53.9% | 57.8% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 7 pupils who left in 2020/21 were a year later.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard School | Independent (grammar) | 1.0 miles | 15 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Manor House School | Independent | 2.1 miles | 72 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Billingshurst Primary Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 596 | Requires improvement 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Muntham House School | Non-maintained special | 2.2 miles | 142 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Weald School, The | Council | 2.2 miles | 1,800 | No overall grade 2024 | 69 | Compare |
| Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School | Church of England | 2.3 miles | 137 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Barns Green Primary School | Council | 2.5 miles | 128 | No overall grade 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Rudgwick Primary School | Council | 2.7 miles | 213 | Good 2023 | 57 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ingfield Manor School a good school?
Ingfield Manor School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2023.
What is Ingfield Manor School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ingfield Manor School good at its last full inspection on 28 November 2023.
How many pupils does Ingfield Manor School have?
90 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 120 places, so it is 75% full.
What is attendance like at Ingfield Manor School?
Pupils were in school 85.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 42% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Ingfield Manor School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for physical disability. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Ingfield Manor School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ingfield Manor Drive, Five Oaks, Billingshurst, RH14 9AX
- Telephone
- 01403 782294
- Website
- www.ingfieldmanorschool.co.uk
- Principal
- Ms Liz Brown
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Billingshurst
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 March 2009 (former independent)
- URN
- 135814 · LAESTAB 9387023 · UKPRN 10030237
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.