Merrywood House Independent Special School
Merrywood House Independent Special School is an independent special school in Surrey for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 69 pupils and room for 150.
The Old Pheasantry, Merrywood Grove, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7HF01737 336352merrywood.org.ukMrs Lucy Lee headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 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 Surrey 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 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 52 | 17 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 170 | Good 2021 | 25 | Compare |
| Holmesdale Community Infant School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 264 | Report card 2026 | 42 | Compare |
| Micklefield School | Independent | 1.2 miles | 258 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Brooklands School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 176 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Reigate College | Academy 16-19 converter | 1.5 miles | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Reigate Priory Community Junior School | Council | 1.7 miles | 494 | Outstanding 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| Papillon House | Independent | 1.8 miles | 42 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bramley Hill School | Independent | 2.0 miles | 39 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Merrywood House Independent Special School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Merrywood House Independent Special School yet.
How many pupils does Merrywood House Independent Special School have?
69 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 150 places, so it is 46% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Old Pheasantry, Merrywood Grove, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7HF
- Telephone
- 01737 336352
- Website
- www.merrywood.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Lee
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 19 December 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 147600 · LAESTAB 9366035
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.