Tanbridge House School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · West Sussex
Farthings Hill, Horsham, RH12 1SR
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 11/06/2024
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
17.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,510
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
296 of 349 families who put it first got an offer
301
Places offered
841
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 349 | 296 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 238 | 3 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 249 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 841 | 301 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Sheridan
- Address
- Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham, RH12 1SR
- Phone
- 01403263628
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Denne · Horsham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126064
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,510 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,544 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 298 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 295 | 28% | 65% | 85% | |
| English Language | 295 | 35% | 75% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 291 | 30% | 70% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 228 | 13% | 43% | 67% | |
| History | 146 | 34% | 66% | 83% | |
| Geography | 105 | 30% | 63% | 71% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 97 | 21% | 52% | 63% | |
| Social Studies | 71 | 51% | 75% | 82% | |
| Art and Design | 69 | 20% | 67% | 83% | |
| Biology | 64 | 53% | 91% | 97% | |
| Physics | 64 | 58% | 91% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 64 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.