Merrywood House Independent Special School, Surrey
Merrywood House Independent Special School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 16 in Surrey.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Merrywood House Independent Special School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Merrywood House Independent Special School are Brooklands School (1.5 miles); Papillon House (1.8 miles, Good); Bramley Hill School (2 miles, Good); and The Children's Trust School (2.6 miles, Outstanding).
Brooklands SchoolPapillon HouseBramley Hill SchoolThe Children's Trust School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Merrywood House Independent Special School has an education, health and care plan (69 of 69 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Reigate Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Merrywood House Independent Special School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often drug offences, weapons possession and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 6 February 2024, before the latest ISI inspection.
Non-Routine Inspection
5 May 2026
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
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Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
46%
Available places
69 pupils
150 places
81 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Surrey
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Surrey
Across Surrey council
Places available
12,569
Applications
11,986
Got 1st preference
81.3%
Got preferred school
96.2%
All secondary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
69
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Merrywood House Independent Special School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
69
Total Pupils
50
Boys
19
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Merrywood House Independent Special School
Questions parents ask about Merrywood House Independent Special School
What are GCSE results like at Merrywood House Independent Special School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Merrywood House Independent Special School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Merrywood House Independent Special School last inspected?
Merrywood House Independent Special School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a non-routine inspection in May 2026.
How many pupils go to Merrywood House Independent Special School?
Merrywood House Independent Special School has around 69 pupils on roll.
Does Merrywood House Independent Special School have specialist SEN provision?
Merrywood House Independent Special School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Merrywood House Independent Special School?
Merrywood House Independent Special School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Merrywood House Independent Special School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Merrywood House Independent Special School?
Merrywood House Independent Special School is at The Old Pheasantry, Merrywood Grove, Surrey, Surrey, KT20 7HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)