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Michael Hall School[1]

Independent · ages 2–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
45.5 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
58.5% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
9.8% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 35.8[5] 46.9%[5]
2023/24 43.7[6] 58.5%[6]
2022/23 41.2[7] 61%[7]
2021/22 37.6[8] 37%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
20% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 11.8%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 15.4%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 21.4%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 16.7%[13]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
65% 2023/24[14]
UK higher education
10% 2023/24[14]
Education
25% 2023/24[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2023/24[14]
Employment
40% 2023/24[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2022/23 63.2%[14] 5.3%[14] 21.1%[14] 0%[14] 42.1%[14]
2021/22 84.2%[14] 10.5%[14] 31.6%[14] 0%[14] 52.6%[14]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

For independent schools the DfE publishes destinations after 16–18 study only: no destinations after GCSEs and no university progression figures (top third, Russell Group, Oxbridge).

Ofsted

Inspected by
Ofsted[15]
Latest inspection
24 Sep 2024[16]
Type
Independent School standard inspection[16]
Report published
17 Oct 2024[16]
Personal development
Good[16]
Quality of education
Good[16]
Overall effectiveness
Good[16]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[16]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[16]
Independent school standards
All standards Met[16]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[16]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[16]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[16]

Ofsted inspects this independent school against the Independent School Standards; "Independent school standards" says whether it met all of them at its latest standard inspection.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Day
£1,800–£7,440 a term 2026/27 · Early Childhood - (3 mornings; Early Childhood - (4 mornings; Early Childhood - (5 mornings; Class 1; Class 2; Class 3-5; Class 6-8; Class 9-12 · incl. VAT[17]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
583[1]
Local authority
East Sussex[1]
Website
http://www.michaelhall.co.uk/[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[15]
Special classes
No Special Classes[15]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[15]
District
Wealden[18]
Postcode
RH18 5JA[1]
URN
114625[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
439 2024/25[19]
SEN support
23.5% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
0.5% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[19]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: 16-18 destination measures: 16-19 study leavers institution level destinations. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Ofsted: Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2026-07-31, provisional. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. michaelhall.co.uk: michaelhall.co.uk — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (10)
    Early Childhood - (3 mornings) £1,800 (p. 1)
    Class Price per Term (inc VAT) (p. 1)
    Early Childhood - (4 mornings) £2,400 (p. 1)
    Early Childhood - (5 mornings) £3,000 (p. 1)
    Early Childhood - (5 mornings) £3,600 (p. 1)
    Class 1 £4,800 (p. 1)
    Class 2 £5,160 (p. 1)
    Class 3-5 £5,880 (p. 1)
    Class 6-8 £6,480 (p. 1)
    Class 9-12 £7,440 (p. 1)
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.