Apple Orchard School
Other independent special school in Horsham (West Sussex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first34 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Ingfield Manor School, 1.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingfield Manor SchoolNon-maintained special | 1.0 mi | Special | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Muntham House SchoolNon-maintained special | 1.4 mi | Special | 142 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Manor House SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 72 | - |
| Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.7 mi | Primary | 137 | Good, 2023 |
| Barns Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 128 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Billingshurst Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.5 mi | Primary | 596 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Christ's HospitalOther independent | 2.6 mi | Independent | 829 | - |
| New Barn SchoolOther independent special | 2.6 mi | Special | 103 | - |
| Weald School, TheCommunity | 2.6 mi | Secondary | 1,800 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Rudgwick Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.9 mi | Primary | 213 | Good, 2023 |
| Pennthorpe SchoolOther independent | 2.9 mi | Independent | 172 | - |
| Farlington SchoolOther independent | 3.1 mi | Independent | 414 | - |
| Shelley Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 412 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Tanbridge House SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Secondary | 1,510 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Southwater Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 230 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Southwater Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Castlewood Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 205 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Arunside School, HorshamCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 413 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| St John's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.7 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| William Penn SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.8 mi | Primary | 84 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Wisborough Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 186 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Greenway Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 307 | Good, 2024 |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.0 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Trafalgar Community Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 194 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
| Rikkyo School-in-EnglandOther independent | 4.2 mi | Independent | 177 | - |
| Warnham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.2 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Aurora Vincent House SchoolOther independent special | 4.3 mi | Special | 42 | - |
| The College of Richard Collyer in HorshamAcademy 16-19 converter | 4.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Loxwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 178 | Good, 2023 |
| Shipley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.8 mi | Primary | 66 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| North Heath Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 373 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Horsham Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.9 mi | Nursery | 190 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2012) |
| The Forest SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Secondary | 1,115 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2022No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Kingslea Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.0 mi | Primary | 428 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 65
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