Minerva May School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–17 · Horley, Surrey
Minerva May School is an other school in Horley, Surrey for ages 11–17 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- Dovenby Hall, Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9UU
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–17
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 29 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “This is a school that cares deeply about making a difference to pupils.”
- “They are nurtured and prepared for adult life well.”
- “Pupils benefit from a school that looks and feels different to what they have experienced in the past.”
To improve
- “The school has rightly developed an action plan to address pupils' handwriting gaps more systematically.”
- “However, the board does not currently hold leaders to account as consistently as it could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Burstow Park School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aurora Redehall School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Emerald Place Clinic School (EPCS) 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Copthorne Preparatory School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Reigate Valley College 3.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Moon Hall School, Reigate 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dunottar School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Reigate Grammar School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade