Tanbridge House School
Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham, RH12 1SR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Sheridan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,510
- URN
- 126064
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403263628
About this school
Tanbridge House School is a community secondary school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,510 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 327 | 299 | 298 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.7 | 53.1 | 54.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.76 +0.61 to +0.92 | +0.40 +0.24 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68% | 59.2% | 59.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 79.9% | 80.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 30.8% | 33.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
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 Tanbridge 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.7 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.1 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,525 |
| 2023/24 | 1,508 |
| 2024/25 | 1,524 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tanbridge House School compares
Tanbridge House School ranked 5th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.2 | 7% | 10% | 1,510 | — |
| Millais School | 51.6 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 896 | 1.9 miles |
| The Forest School | — | — | — | 1,115 | 2.0 miles |
| Weald School, The | 47.1 | 8% | 13.3% | 1,800 | 5.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley | 41.7 | 12% | 32.4% | 1,340 | 6.8 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley | 45.5 | 6.5% | 16% | 1,174 | 7.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.97%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 17.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millais School1.9 miles
Secondary · Horsham
-
The Forest School2.0 miles
Secondary · Horsham
-
Weald School, The5.6 miles
Secondary · Billingshurst
-
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley6.8 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley7.1 miles
Secondary · Crawley
Other schools in Horsham
- Millais School Secondary
- The Forest School Secondary
- Horsham Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Horsham Primary
- Arunside School, Horsham Primary
- Barns Green Primary School Primary
- Castlewood Primary School Primary
- Colgate Primary School Primary
- Greenway Junior School Primary
- Heron Way Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tanbridge House School teach?
- Tanbridge House School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Tanbridge House School?
- The headteacher of Tanbridge House School is Mr Mark Sheridan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tanbridge House School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tanbridge House School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tanbridge House School?
- Tanbridge House School has 1,510 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Tanbridge House School full?
- Tanbridge House School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,510 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tanbridge House School a faith school?
- No. Tanbridge House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Tanbridge House School a selective school?
- No. Tanbridge House School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Tanbridge House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.7 in 2022/23 and 54.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tanbridge House School rank locally?
- Tanbridge House School ranked 5th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tanbridge House School's absence rate?
- Tanbridge House School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tanbridge House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tanbridge 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 30 June 2026.