More House School
Moons Hill, Frensham, Farnham, GU10 3AP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Jonathan Hetherington
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 515
- Pupils on roll
- 504
- URN
- 125403
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252792303
About this school
More House School is a boys' independent special school in Farnham. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 504 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected More House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
More House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 70 | 63 | 71 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.1 | 31.0 | 34.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 20.6% | 25.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 46% | 49.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How More House School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33.1 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 474 |
| 2023/24 | 500 |
| 2024/25 | 504 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 402
- Pupils on SEN support
- 102
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edgeborough School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Farnham
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Frensham Heights School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Farnham
-
The Ridgeway School1.6 miles
Academies · Farnham
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The Abbey School2.2 miles
Academies · Farnham
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University for the Creative Arts2.6 miles
Universities · Farnham
Other schools in Farnham
- Pathways Education Special schools
- The Abbey School Academies
- The Ridgeway School Academies
- All Saints CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- Badshot Lea Village Infant School Primary
- Bentley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crondall Primary School Primary
- Folly Hill Infant Academy Primary
- Hale Nursery & Primary Academy Primary
- Highfield South Farnham School Primary
- Potters Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does More House School teach?
- More House School teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in Farnham.
- Who is the headmaster of More House School?
- The headmaster of More House School is Mr Jonathan Hetherington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has More House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected More House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is More House School?
- More House School has 504 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is More House School full?
- More House School has capacity for 515 pupils and 504 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is More House School a faith school?
- No. More House School has no designated religious character.
- How have More House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.1 in 2022/23 and 34.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are More House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, More House School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.