Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Comptons Lane, Horsham, RH13 5NW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Elphick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 126160
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403266215
About this school
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham is a community special school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 140 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham 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 | 0% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.04%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 12.51%
- Persistent absence
- 36.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aurora Vincent House School1.3 miles
Special schools · Horsham
-
Christ's Hospital2.9 miles
Independent schools · Horsham
-
New Barn School3.5 miles
Special schools
-
Farlington School3.6 miles
Independent schools · Horsham
-
Cottesmore School4.3 miles
Independent schools · Crawley
Other schools in Horsham
- Apple Orchard School Special schools
- Aurora Vincent House School Special schools
- Manor House School Special schools
- Muntham House School Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham teach?
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Horsham.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham is Mrs Helen Elphick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham, 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 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham?
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham full?
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham has capacity for 120 pupils and 140 on roll (117%), 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 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham have?
- The schools register lists Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham'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.