Millais School

Millais School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across most areas with an 'Outstanding' rating for personal development. The school has made significant strides since its last inspection eight years ago, focusing on delivering a broad and rich curriculum that prepares pupils effectively for their future. Despite the positive environment and high expectations from staff, there are some challenges due to gaps in curriculum precision in a few subjects, which affects some students' ability to recall essential knowledge by key stage 4.

Strengths

• Strong relationships built on inclusivity and respect.
• High expectations and support for all pupils.
• Excellent achievement in English Baccalaureate subjects.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Outstanding personal development and extra-curricular participation.
• Well-trained staff effectively ensure pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of precision in curriculum organization in some subjects such as RE and PE.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Millais School attended 91.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.0% of pupils at Millais School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Millais School had 13.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.4% of pupils at Millais School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Millais School received £8,694 and spent £9,625 for each of its 896 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £972,000 (-£1,085 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Millais School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Millais School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Millais School last inspected by Ofsted?

Millais School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Millais School have?

Millais School has 896 pupils on roll.

What age range does Millais School cover?

Millais School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Millais School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.7, and 64% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Millais School?

Millais School is at Depot Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5HR.