Merrywood House Independent Special School
The Old Pheasantry, Merrywood Grove, Surrey, KT20 7HF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Lee
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 147600
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737336352
About this school
Merrywood House Independent Special School is an independent special school in Surrey. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Merrywood House Independent Special 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
Merrywood House Independent Special School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 |
| 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 Merrywood House Independent Special 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 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
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
- 69
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Micklefield School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Reigate
-
Brooklands School1.5 miles
Academies · Reigate
-
Papillon House1.8 miles
Special schools · Tadworth
-
Bramley Hill School2.0 miles
Special schools
-
Reigate Grammar School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Reigate
Other schools in Surrey
- Blossom House School Special schools
- Elysian, Shamley Green Special schools
- Jigsaw CABAS School Special schools
- City of London Freemen's School Independent schools
- Cobham Montessori School Independent schools
- Danes Hill School Independent schools
- Hoe Bridge School Independent schools
- Ripley Court School Independent schools
- Tennis Avenue School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Merrywood House Independent Special School teach?
- Merrywood House Independent Special School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Surrey.
- Who is the headteacher of Merrywood House Independent Special School?
- The headteacher of Merrywood House Independent Special School is Mrs Lucy Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Merrywood House Independent Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Merrywood House Independent Special 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 Merrywood House Independent Special School?
- Merrywood House Independent Special School has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Merrywood House Independent Special School full?
- Merrywood House Independent Special School has capacity for 150 pupils and 69 on roll (46%), 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 Merrywood House Independent Special School a faith school?
- No. Merrywood House Independent Special School has no designated religious character.
- What are Merrywood House Independent Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Merrywood House Independent Special 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.