New Barn School
Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, RH12 3PQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 15
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Harrington
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 143400
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01403289606
About this school
New Barn School is an independent special school in West Sussex. It teaches children aged 7 to 15 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Barn 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
New Barn School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2017, 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 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 11.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | - | 1.3 | 0.9 |
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 New Barn 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 | — | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
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
- 103
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farlington School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Horsham
-
Manor House School1.6 miles
Special schools · Horsham
-
Aurora Vincent House School2.3 miles
Special schools · Horsham
-
Christ's Hospital2.4 miles
Independent schools · Horsham
-
Apple Orchard School2.7 miles
Special schools · Horsham
Common questions
- What year groups does New Barn School teach?
- New Barn School teaches children aged 7 to 15. It is a special school in West Sussex.
- Who is the headteacher of New Barn School?
- The headteacher of New Barn School is Mrs Victoria Harrington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Barn School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Barn 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 New Barn School?
- New Barn School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 15.
- Is New Barn School full?
- New Barn School has capacity for 120 pupils and 103 on roll (86%), 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 New Barn School a faith school?
- No. New Barn School has no designated religious character.
- Is New Barn School a selective school?
- Yes. New Barn School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have New Barn School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.3 in 2023/24 and 7.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New Barn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Barn 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 25 July 2026.