Farney Close School
Bolney Court, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5RD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 9 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Hack
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 85
- URN
- 126139
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01444881811
About this school
Farney Close School is an independent special school in Haywards Heath. It teaches children aged 9 to 18 and has 85 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Farney Close School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Farney Close School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1958, 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 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.2 | 18.2 | 19.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 22.2% | 8.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
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 Farney Close 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 | 9.2 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 18.2 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 19.5 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
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
- 85
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
LVS Hassocks2.4 miles
Special schools · Hassocks
-
West Sussex Alternative Provision College2.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hambrook School3.2 miles
Special schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hurstpierpoint College3.3 miles
Independent schools · Hassocks
-
Brantridge School3.5 miles
Academies · Haywards Heath
Other schools in Haywards Heath
- Brantridge School Academies
- Central Education Ltd Special schools
- Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital Local authority maintained schools
- Balcombe Cofe Primary School Primary
- Blackthorns Community Primary School Primary
- Bolney CofE Primary School Primary
- Bolnore Village Primary School Primary
- Danehill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Handcross Primary School Primary
- Harlands Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield Primary
- Lindfield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Farney Close School teach?
- Farney Close School teaches children aged 9 to 18. It is a special school in Haywards Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Farney Close School?
- The headteacher of Farney Close School is Mrs Sara Hack, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farney Close School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Farney Close 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 many pupils are at Farney Close School?
- Farney Close School has 85 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 18.
- Is Farney Close School full?
- Farney Close School has capacity for 100 pupils and 85 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 Farney Close School a faith school?
- No. Farney Close School has no designated religious character.
- How have Farney Close School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 9.2 in 2022/23 and 19.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Farney Close School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farney Close 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.