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Millais School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–16

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 55 54.7 2025/26[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
54.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
64% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
23.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.22 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51.6[5] 59%[5]
2023/24 52.9[3] 59.9%[3] +0.22[3]
2022/23 54.6[6] 56%[6] +0.31[6]
2021/22 58.2[7] 67%[7] +0.49[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
13 Sep 2022[8]
Type
S5 Inspection[8]
Report published
15 Nov 2022[8]
Personal development
Outstanding[8]
Quality of education
Good[8]
Overall effectiveness
Good[8]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[8]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[8]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[8]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.5 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Applications (any preference)
404 Entry Sept 2026[9]
First preferences
100 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Places offered
162 Entry Sept 2026[9]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 281[9] 103[9] 142[9] 2.0[9]
Entry Sept 2024 341[9] 132[9] 166[9] 2.1[9]
Entry Sept 2023 354[9] 121[9] 171[9] 2.1[9]
Entry Sept 2022 487[9] 168[9] 199[9] 2.4[9]

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
11–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1500[1]
Local authority
West Sussex[1]
Website
http://www.millais.org.uk[1]
District
Horsham[10]
Postcode
RH13 5HR[1]
URN
126066[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1055 2024/25[11]
English as an additional language
11.8% 2024/25[11]
SEN support
22% 2024/25[11]
EHC plan
2.3% 2024/25[11]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
11.7% 2024/25[11]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.