Millais School, Horsham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Millais School. We recognise that every student’s educational experience is unique and therefore as a school, we are committed to the maintenance of a high performing learning environment which perpetually enables the pursuit of excellence for all to emerge and blossom."

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In 2026, pupils at Millais School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in West Sussex and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in West Sussex and 47% in England.

That is up from 51.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.22: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.9, against 56.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Biology and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 100 families put Millais School as their first choice and 404 named it as one of their preferences, for 162 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Millais School are The Forest School (0.3 miles, Attainment 8 43.1); Tanbridge House School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56); Bohunt Horsham (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); and Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley (5.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.2).

Millais School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 294 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 13% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

12.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 192 pupils (21.4%) received SEN support and 14 (1.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Horsham Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Millais School (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Millais School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 180 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Millais School issued 140 suspensions, 13.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Millais School are Kingslea Primary School (0.4 miles); Heron Way Primary School (0.5 miles); Leechpool Primary School (0.7 miles); and Oakfields Primary School, Horsham (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.