Private schools in West Sussex
47 fee-paying schools are registered in West Sussex: 28 mainstream and 19 special. 3 are single-sex. 21 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
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Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardingly College Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ | 2 to 20 | Mixed | Church of England | 1,056 | 93% |
| Atelier21 Future School Crawley, RH11 9RZ | 4 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 137 | 83% |
| Brambletye School East Grinstead, RH19 3PD | 2 to 14 | Mixed | Church of England | 282 | 81% |
| Brighton College Prep Handcross Haywards Heath, RH17 6HF | 2 to 14 | Mixed | Non-faith | 443 | 89% |
| Burgess Hill Girls Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG | 2 to 19 | Girls | Non-faith | 440 | 61% |
| Christ's Hospital Horsham, RH13 0LJ | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 829 | 90% |
| Cottesmore School Crawley, RH11 9AU | 4 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 173 | 84% |
| Dorset House School Pulborough, RH20 1PB | 4 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 126 | 70% |
| Educate U Worthing, BN11 1BG | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 39 | 98% |
| Farlington School Horsham, RH12 3PN | 4 to 18 | Mixed | Church of England | 414 | 83% |
| Great Ballard School Chichester, PO18 0LR | 2 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 240 | 77% |
| Great Walstead School Haywards Heath, RH16 2QL | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Christian | 293 | 65% |
| Highfield and Brookham School | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 415 | 87% |
| Hurstpierpoint College Hassocks, BN6 9JS | 4 to 19 | Mixed | Anglican | 1,311 | 97% |
| Lancing College Lancing, BN15 0RW | 13 to 18 | Mixed | Church of England | 609 | 97% |
| Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Worthing, BN14 8HU | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 202 | 71% |
| Oakwood School Chichester, PO18 9AN | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Church of England | 308 | 88% |
| Our Lady of Sion School West Sussex, BN11 4BL | 3 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 244 | 48% |
| Pennthorpe School Horsham, RH12 3HJ | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 172 | 45% |
| Rikkyo School-in-England Rudgwick, RH12 3BE | 10 to 18 | Mixed | Anglican/Christian | 177 | 86% |
| Seaford College | 4 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 970 | 95% |
| Shoreham College | 2 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 331 | 67% |
| Slindon College Arundel, BN18 0RH | 8 to 18 | Boys | Church of England | 103 | 86% |
| Sompting Abbotts School Lancing, BN15 0AZ | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Church of England | 101 | 63% |
| The Prebendal School Chichester, PO19 1RT | 2 to 14 | Mixed | Church of England/Christian | 119 | 41% |
| Westbourne House School Chichester, PO20 2BH | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 302 | 64% |
| Windlesham House School Pulborough, RH20 4AY | 3 to 14 | Mixed | Anglican | 263 | 70% |
| Worth School Crawley, RH10 4SD | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Roman Catholic | 614 | 88% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberley Court School Crawley, RH11 7XL | 6 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 16 | 62% |
| Apple Orchard School Horsham, RH13 0RQ | 11 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 15 | 58% |
| Aurora Vincent House School Horsham, RH12 2DA | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 42 | 58% |
| Central Education Ltd Haywards Heath, RH17 7NJ | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 24 | 100% |
| Conifers House School Midhurst, GU29 9BG | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | Not reported | Not reported |
| Courtlands Independent Special School Worthing, BN12 4NG | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 56 | 70% |
| Farney Close School Haywards Heath, RH17 5RD | 9 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 85 | 85% |
| Hambrook School Burgess Hill, RH15 8HY | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 59 | 98% |
| Hove Micro-School Southwick, BN42 4NR | 5 to 14 | Mixed | Non-faith | 13 | 59% |
| LVS Hassocks Hassocks, BN6 9HT | 8 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 99 | 99% |
| Manor House School Horsham, RH13 0QX | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 72 | 101% |
| My Choice School Arundel West Sussex, BN18 9QY | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 25 | 100% |
| New Barn School | 7 to 15 | Mixed | Non-faith | 103 | 86% |
| Philpots Manor School West Hoathly, RH19 4PR | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 61 | 80% |
| Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre Worthing, BN11 2LY | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 25 | 100% |
| Seadown School Worthing, BN11 2BE | 6 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 25 | 81% |
| Serenity School Crawley Crawley, RH10 1QQ | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 205 | 98% |
| Springboard Education Lancing, BN15 8AN | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 30 | 83% |
| The Amicus School Arundel, BN18 0SX | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 32 | 89% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in West Sussex, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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