Weald School, The
Station Road, Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Edwards
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,812
- Pupils on roll
- 1,800
- URN
- 126068
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403787200
About this school
Weald School, The is a community secondary school in Billingshurst. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,800 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Weald School, The, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 297 | 293 | 296 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 51.2 | 47.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.15 to +0.47 | +0.44 +0.27 to +0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 51.9% | 48% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 75.1% | 66.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 34.5% | 32.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
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 Weald School, The 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 | 49.2 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,736 |
| 2023/24 | 1,745 |
| 2024/25 | 1,784 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weald School, The compares
Weald School, The ranked 18th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.1 | 8% | 13.3% | 1,800 | — |
| Tanbridge House School | 54.2 | 7% | 10% | 1,510 | 5.6 miles |
| The Forest School | — | — | — | 1,115 | 7.1 miles |
| Millais School | 51.6 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 896 | 7.2 miles |
| Glebelands School | 53.2 | 7.4% | 13.6% | 762 | 8.9 miles |
| Steyning Grammar School | 48.7 | 9.3% | 14.1% | 1,775 | 10.1 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)
- 13.3%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.97%
- Persistent absence
- 22.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tanbridge House School5.6 miles
Secondary · Horsham
-
The Forest School7.1 miles
Secondary · Horsham
-
Millais School7.2 miles
Secondary · Horsham
-
Glebelands School8.9 miles
Secondary · Cranleigh
-
Steyning Grammar School10.1 miles
Secondary · Steyning
Other schools in Billingshurst
- Billingshurst Primary Academy Primary
- Loxwood Primary School Primary
- Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School Primary
- Wisborough Green Primary School Primary
- Ingfield Manor School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Weald School, The teach?
- Weald School, The teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Billingshurst.
- Who is the headteacher of Weald School, The?
- The headteacher of Weald School, The is Mrs Sarah Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Weald School, The been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weald School, The, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Weald School, The?
- Weald School, The has 1,800 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Weald School, The full?
- Weald School, The has capacity for 1,812 pupils and 1,800 on roll (99%), 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 Weald School, The a faith school?
- No. Weald School, The has no designated religious character.
- Is Weald School, The a selective school?
- No. Weald School, The is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Weald School, The's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.2 in 2022/23 and 47.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weald School, The compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Weald School, The ranked 18th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Weald School, The's absence rate?
- Weald School, The's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Weald School, The's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weald School, The'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.