Philpots Manor School
West Hoathly, RH19 4PR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Education Co-Ordinator
- Ms Gina Wagland
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 61
- Pupils on roll
- 61
- URN
- 126141
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01342810268
About this school
Philpots Manor School is an independent special school in West Hoathly. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 61 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Philpots Manor 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
Philpots Manor School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 1959, 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 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.0 | - | 0.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | - | 0.0 |
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 Philpots Manor 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 | 1 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
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
- 61
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Step by Step School Limited2.1 miles
Special schools · Sharpthorne
-
Ardingly College2.3 miles
Independent schools · Haywards Heath
-
Worth School2.5 miles
Independent schools · Crawley
-
Greenfields School3.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Cumnor House School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Haywards Heath
Common questions
- What year groups does Philpots Manor School teach?
- Philpots Manor School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in West Hoathly.
- Who is the education co-ordinator of Philpots Manor School?
- The education co-ordinator of Philpots Manor School is Ms Gina Wagland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Philpots Manor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Philpots Manor 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 Philpots Manor School?
- Philpots Manor School has 61 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Philpots Manor School full?
- Philpots Manor School has capacity for 61 pupils and 61 on roll (100%), 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 Philpots Manor School a faith school?
- No. Philpots Manor School has no designated religious character.
- How have Philpots Manor School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1 in 2022/23 and 0.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Philpots Manor School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Philpots Manor 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.