Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS
Oak View, Mayfield Flat, Heathfield, TN21 0TU
This school is closed (it closed in February 2026).
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 9 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Alison Dobbie
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 12
- Pupils on roll
- 0
- URN
- 148888
- Local authority
- East Sussex
About this school
Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS was a boys' independent special school in Heathfield. It taught children aged 9 to 18 and had 0 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 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 | - | - |
Trends over time
How Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS 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 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 0 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School2.3 miles
Independent schools · Mayfield
-
St Mary's School2.9 miles
Academies · Heathfield
-
Annan School3.7 miles
Independent schools · Uckfield
-
Mayfield School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Mayfield
-
Acre Wood Academy5.9 miles
Academies · Crowborough
Other schools in Heathfield
- St Mary's School Academies
- All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dallington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Maynards Green Community Primary School Primary
- Parkside Community Primary School Primary
- Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Heathfield Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS teach?
- Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS taught children aged 9 to 18. It was a special school in Heathfield.
- Has Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS 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 Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS?
- Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS had 0 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 18.
- What are Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Virtue Therapeutic School Sussex VTSS'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.