Tanbridge House SchoolMillais School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Horsham.
Summary of the comparison
Tanbridge House School and Millais School are secondary schools in Horsham.
Tanbridge House School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Millais School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Tanbridge House School is ahead on our composite score.
Tanbridge House School was judged Outstanding and Millais School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for Tanbridge House School and 54.7 for Millais School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Tanbridge House School (57.3 in 2021-22, 56.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Millais School (58.2 in 2021-22, 54.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HorshamTanbridge House School | HorshamMillais School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 40 in West Sussex Stronger figure | 13th of 40 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,510 | 896 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Horsham, RH12 1SR | Horsham, RH13 5HR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 Stronger figure | 54.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.9% | 64.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.4% | 78.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 297 | 236 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,524 | 1,055 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.0% | 11.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.9% | 11.8% | |
| SEN support | 25.0% | 22.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.6% Stronger figure | 22.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Tanbridge House School
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