Muntham House School
Muntham House School is a non-maintained special school in Horsham for boys aged 5 to 18. It has 142 pupils and room for 154. About 30 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0NJ01403 730302muntham.org.ukMr Harry Anderson principalAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 10 July 2024 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
17 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 18.1 | 12.0 | 21.4 | 28.1 | 24.3 | – | 46.6 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -1.51 | -1.02 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | – | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 24% | 8% | 0% | 25% | 17% | – | 68% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 1.54 | 1.08 | 1.71 | 2.13 | 1.92 | – | 4.10 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 38% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: English Language (20% here, 54% across England), Combined Science (7% here, 36% across England), Mathematics (25% here, 53% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 16 | 0% | 25% | 50% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 15 | 0% | 20% | 33% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 15 | 0% | 7% | 33% | 36% | – |
| Design & Technology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | 50% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
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 autism, social, emotional and mental health.
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 autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (75), Autistic spectrum disorder (57), language and communications needs (8), Multi-sensory impairment (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 142 | 124 | 114 | 118 | 97 | 95 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 36% | 39% | 42% | 43% | 41% | 38% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.0% 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 | 7.0% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.0% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 3.4% | 5.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 22.6% | 28.4% | 21.7% | 29.4% | 13.9% | 20.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 29.8 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 33.0 | 22.1 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 8 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 93% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barns Green Primary School | Council | 640 m | 128 | No overall grade 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Apple Orchard School | Independent (grammar) | 1.4 miles | 15 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Christ's Hospital | Independent (grammar) | 1.5 miles | 829 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Southwater Junior Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 445 | Good 2023 | 67 | Compare |
| Southwater Infant Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 230 | Good 2022 | 60 | Compare |
| Ingfield Manor School | Non-maintained special | 2.2 miles | 90 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Castlewood Primary School | Council | 2.4 miles | 205 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School | Church of England | 2.5 miles | 137 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Muntham House School a good school?
Muntham House School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in July 2024.
What is Muntham House School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muntham House School good at its last full inspection on 10 July 2024.
How good are Muntham House School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 6% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 18.1, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Muntham House School have?
142 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 154 places, so it is 92% full. It is a boys' school.
What is attendance like at Muntham House School?
Pupils were in school 93.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 23% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Muntham House School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Muntham House 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
- Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0NJ
- Telephone
- 01403 730302
- Website
- www.muntham.org.uk
- Principal
- Mr Harry Anderson
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Boys
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126154 · LAESTAB 9387003 · UKPRN 10016441
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.