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Millais School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Depot Road, Horsham RH13 5HR · millais.org.uk · 01403 254932
On the mapSearch near RH13 5HR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.6
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 896
- 60% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.6%
- First language not English
- 14%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 100 families put the school first and 162 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 162 | 100 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 142 | 103 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 166 | 132 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 171 | 121 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 199 | 168 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.6, and 59% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.74 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.9 | +6.8 |
| Sixth form college | 66.7 | −8.5 |
| Further education | 13.3 | +0.4 |
| Other education | 2 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Millais School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (282 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 63%
- Replies
- 282
- 19% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 56 parents (20%) with SEND