Millais School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · West Sussex
Depot Road, Horsham, RH13 5HR
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
22.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
896
Capacity used
Has space60%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
103 of 103 families who put it first got an offer
142
Places offered
281
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 103 | 103 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 92 | 14 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 81 | 5 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences | 5 | 1 | ● 20% |
| Total | 281 | 123 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Alison Lodwick
- Address
- Depot Road, Horsham, RH13 5HR
- Phone
- 01403254932
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Forest · Horsham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126066
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
896 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,097 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 52.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.97 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 290 | — |
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 | 282 | 23% | 68% | 84% | |
| English Language | 282 | 26% | 64% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 268 | 20% | 71% | 88% | |
| Geography | 153 | 41% | 71% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 152 | 13% | 47% | 68% | |
| Biology | 123 | 40% | 79% | 92% | |
| Physics | 123 | 29% | 75% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 121 | 34% | 73% | 88% | |
| History | 114 | 30% | 56% | 68% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 97 | 40% | 70% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 94 | 21% | 67% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 75 | 24% | 59% | 69% |
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.