Apple Orchard School

Other independent special school · Boys · ages 11–18 · selective (grammar)West Sussex, Horsham RH13school website

A special school in West Sussex for ages 11–18: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
—
Places
—
Pupils
15

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from West Sussex’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 26 places.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

38.83%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Green & Sustainability35%
Health & Safety35%
Natural Sciences35%
Engineering & Manufacturing31%
Transversal Skills17%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects1

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Combined Science3100%65%—9%—
A level subjects1

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Geography——10%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses4
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 3———
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)———
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Medical ScienceVRQ Level 3———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Natural Sciences47%
Green & Sustainability47%
Health & Safety46%
Engineering & Manufacturing36%
Transversal Skills30%
Language & Communication22%
Mathematics & Statistics19%
Digital & ICT Skills15%
Arts & Humanities9%
Law & Public Administration7%
Social & Cultural Skills5%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

particle model 7.0energy transfer 6.0fraction 6.0change of state 5.3vocabulary 5.0adaptation 4.7photosynthesis 4.7percentage 4.7temperature 4.3scale 4.0standard form 4.0ratio 4.0state of matter 4.0conservation of mass 4.0reflection 4.0observation 3.7measurement 3.7unit conversion 3.7diffusion 3.7power 3.7force 3.7order of magnitude 3.3reaction rate 3.3surface area to volume ratio 3.3

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses conservation of mass, energy change, unit conversion from Chemistry, Physics, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, ratio, scale from Biology, Chemistry, Physics and 4 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses sampling technique, experimental design, conclusion from Biology, Chemistry, Science · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, dna, mixture from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses climate change, data interpretation, data collection from Biology, Chemistry, Computing and 2 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, periodic table, resistance from Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: battery test technician
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses scale, data collection, computer systems from Chemistry, Physics, Computing and 3 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, ph scale, standard form from Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Heat network maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses climate change, scale, temperature from Chemistry, Physics, Geography and 1 more · jobs: maintenance and repair engineer, lean manager
Water industry treatment process technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, si unit from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: wastewater treatment technician, water plant technician, recycling specialist
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses punctuation, spelling, grammar from English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses sampling technique, temperature, adaptation from Biology, Science · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with West Sussex, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk West Sussex’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
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Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.