Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst

Summary

Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst (E02006595) is part of West Sussex local authority (view on map). Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst has an approximate population of 9,100 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst neighbours Rusper, Faygate & Leechpool, Horsham East & Roffey, Rudgwick, Slinfold & Barns Green, Horsham Central, Horsham West, Southwater, Billingshurst, Cowfold & Partridge Green, and Balcombe & Handcross.

Headlines

  • 9% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England – see more.
  • 8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst is the least deprived area in West Sussex (out of 100) with 9% of children living in low-income families, compared to 28% across West Sussex and 38% nationally.

9% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst, 8% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in West Sussex and 27% nationally.

8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst % in West Sussex % in England
Eligible for free school meals 8% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 92% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in West Sussex, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst % in West Sussex % in England
No special educational needs 83% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 3% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst, 15% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 20% in West Sussex, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst % in West Sussex % in England
White 84% 81% 67%
Asian 5% 7% 14%
Black 1% 3% 7%
Mixed 7% 7% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst with English as an additional language is 11%, compared with 14% in West Sussex, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst % in West Sussex % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 11% 14% 22%
Known or believed to be English 88% 86% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 9

In Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Horsham South, Mannings Heath & Nuthurst since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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