Manor House School
Stane Street, Slinfold, Horsham, RH13 0QX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of Education
- Mr Robert Fauvel
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 71
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 131139
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403790939
About this school
Manor House School is an independent special school in Horsham. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 72 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Manor House 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
Manor House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 1996, 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 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 Manor 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
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
- 72
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Barn School1.6 miles
Special schools
-
Apple Orchard School1.6 miles
Special schools · Horsham
-
Farlington School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Horsham
-
Pennthorpe School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Horsham
-
Ingfield Manor School2.1 miles
Special schools · Billingshurst
Other schools in Horsham
- Apple Orchard School Special schools
- Aurora Vincent House School Special schools
- Muntham House School Special schools
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham 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 Manor House School teach?
- Manor House School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Horsham.
- Who is the head of education of Manor House School?
- The head of education of Manor House School is Mr Robert Fauvel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Manor House 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 Manor House School?
- Manor House School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Manor House School full?
- Manor House School has capacity for 71 pupils and 72 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 Manor House School a faith school?
- No. Manor House School has no designated religious character.
- What are Manor House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manor 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 24 July 2026.