School profile
Michael Hall School
Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JA
Overview
Michael Hall School is an independent school (other independent school) in Forest Row, South East, for pupils aged 2–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent school
- Establishment group
- Independent schools
- Age range
- Ages 2–19
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School capacity
- 583
- Pupils on roll
- 384
- URN
- 114625
Admissions
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- East Sussex
Fees, scholarships and bursaries are not part of the official dataset. They will appear here once the school adds them.
Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
2024/25 results
DfE does not publish a directly comparable England figure for independent schools, so no comparison is shown.
Attainment 8 score
- School
- 35.8
Pupils included: 32
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
- School
- 46.9%
Pupils included: 32
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
- School
- 56.3%
Pupils included: 32
Entering the EBacc
- School
- 9.4%
Pupils included: 32
Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024 · Published 17 October 2024
Original education inspection framework (non-association independent schools)
Overall effectiveness
Good
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
- Early years provision (where applicable)
- Good
- Sixth form provision (where applicable)
- Good
Independent school standards
A regulatory check against the standards independent schools must meet. It is separate from Ofsted's inspection judgements and is not a rating.
Overall compliance
All standards met
Complies with its registration agreement.
Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.
School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.
Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Kidbrooke Park, Priory Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JA
- Local authority
- East Sussex
Inspection
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- Inspectorate
- Ofsted
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