Tanbridge House School is a coeducationalsecondary school located in Horsham, West Sussex, England. Its current head master is Mr Sheridan who started in 2022. The school teaches a variety of subjects across the curriculum. In 2012 95.7% of students achieved A*-C grades at GCSE. Of those, 79% achieved 5 A*-C including English and Maths.
In November 2012, the school achieved an 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating in all four key areas of inspection. This placed it in the top three per cent of secondary schools in the country and made it one of only seven 'Outstanding' secondary schools in the county.[1]
School Information
There is a 'Student Voice' at Tanbridge which involves over 100 student representatives, who are involved in interviewing potential staff, leading on environmental and charitable issues and helping new pupils make the transition from primary to secondary school. The school was one of the first schools in West Sussex to achieve a Rights Respecting Schools Award (UNICEF).[citation needed]
Tanbridge House rebuilt by Thomas Oliver in neo-Jacobean style. It is one of the first houses with electricity in Horsham. The building on Worthing Road is still extant today.
The building becomes the Horsham High School for Girls
1968
Tanbridge House described as "a fine example of the revived Wealden tradition"
1976
Horsham High School for Girls is merged with nearby Manor House School and becomes Tanbridge House School, a mixed comprehensive.
1988
Tanbridge House faces demolition but Audrey Robinson; a teacher at the school, launches a successful campaign to save the building.
1993
Foundation Stone for new school buildings off Guilford Road, adjacent to the A24 road (England) is laid by Sir Philip Ward. The new school had been planned by Chairman of Governors David Radbourne and Headmaster Neil Chapman.
1994
The new school site is opened. The former school buildings on the Manor House site are demolished (to be replaced by Sainsbury's supermarket), and Tanbridge House is sold for conversion to apartments.
2009
The school obtains the all-weather pitch from Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre.
2012
Housing developments begin around the school. It is agreed that Tanbridge House School will be given more sports pitches once the developments are completed.
2016
Extensions to current school site completed.
Notable former pupils
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(May 2011)