Tanbridge House School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Horsham, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.91 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tanbridge House School is a secondary school in Horsham, West Sussex for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Tanbridge House School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.91 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.91 miles away, the 10th longest of 23 West Sussex secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2023.
- In Year 7 2026 there were 340 first-choice applications for 292 offers; 279 offers went to first-choice families, and 61 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham, RH12 1SR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,510 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “A clear sense of care resonates through this truly inclusive school.”
- “Strong relationships are evident across the site, and pupils are known well by staff.”
- “Pupils are ambitious for what they can achieve, and staff encourage this through high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 340 first-preference applications, 292 offers in total, 279 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Millais School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Forest School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weald School, The 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley 6.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 7.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ifield Community College 7.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thomas Bennett Community College 7.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Oriel High School 8.8 mi Not judged Last distance published