Burstow Park School
Antlands Lane, Burstow, RH6 9TF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Padfield
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 148736
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293226940
About this school
Burstow Park School is an independent special school in Surrey. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Burstow Park 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
Burstow Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2021, 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 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 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 Burstow Park 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 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
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
-
Aurora Redehall School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Copthorne Preparatory School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Crawley
-
Minerva May School1.4 miles
Special schools · Horley
-
Serenity School Crawley2.3 miles
Special schools · Crawley
-
Amberley Court School2.9 miles
Special schools · Crawley
Common questions
- What ages does Burstow Park School teach?
- Burstow Park School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Surrey.
- Who is the headteacher of Burstow Park School?
- The headteacher of Burstow Park School is Mr Anthony Padfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burstow Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Burstow Park 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 many pupils are at Burstow Park School?
- Burstow Park School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Burstow Park School full?
- Burstow Park School has capacity for 108 pupils and 103 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burstow Park School a faith school?
- No. Burstow Park School has no designated religious character.
- What are Burstow Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burstow Park 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.