The Amicus School
The Amicus School is an independent special school in Arundel for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 32 pupils and room for 36.
The Coach House, Arundel Road, Fontwell, Arundel, BN18 0SX01243 544107theamicuscommunity.comMr James Walters headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2023
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 West 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 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 93% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slindon College | Independent | 1.1 miles | 103 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Slindon CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.2 miles | 89 | No overall grade 2024 | 35 | Compare |
| Ormiston Six Villages Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 731 | Good 2022 | 45 | Compare |
| Eastergate CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 199 | No overall grade 2024 | 5 | Compare |
| Great Ballard School | Independent (grammar) | 1.4 miles | 240 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Barnham Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 313 | Good 2024 | 73 | Compare |
| Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 203 | Good 2022 | 46 | Compare |
| St Philip Howard Catholic School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,322 | Report card 2026 | 81 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Amicus School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Amicus School yet.
How many pupils does The Amicus School have?
32 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 36 places, so it is 89% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Coach House, Arundel Road, Fontwell, Arundel, BN18 0SX
- Telephone
- 01243 544107
- Website
- www.theamicuscommunity.com
- Headteacher
- Mr James Walters
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Arundel & Walberton
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 29 March 2006 (new provision)
- URN
- 131504 · LAESTAB 9386265 · UKPRN 10071875
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, 2022/23 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.