Ashurst Wood Primary School, East Grinstead
Data last updated 30 Jun 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at teaching reading through expert phonics instruction and engaging children with interesting texts matched to their interests. Staff are caring and have high expectations, helping pupils develop positive attitudes to learning and strong character traits like kindness and inclusion. The school offers plenty of enriching activities and community involvement to give children well-rounded experiences.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching and reading programme with strong parental engagement - pupils read with increasing fluency and accuracy
- Well-developed writing curriculum in English with clear expectations, though still embedding across other subjects
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, who are fully included and achieve well
- Positive behaviour and calm, purposeful classrooms rooted in mutual respect and kindness
- Broad range of enriching experiences including sports, computing, school production, art club, and community service
Areas for Improvement
- Writing standards in the wider curriculum (history, geography, science) are not yet as strong as in English lessons - pupils need more opportunities to write at length with accuracy across all subjects
- Some pupils have gaps in foundational knowledge from previous curriculum weaknesses, which hinders their ability to build on their learning - the school must continue using assessment processes to identify and address these gaps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, computing, school production, art club, trips to places of worship, visiting speakers, before- and after-school club
Ashurst Wood Primary School is a nurturing school where pupils are well looked after and enjoy their learning. The school has made significant improvements from its previous 'Requires improvement' rating, developing a broad and ambitious curriculum with high expectations for pupil achievement.
At a Glance
13.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
51 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 65% to 74%. Maths has improved from 55% to 79%. Writing has remained stable at around 68%.
Class Sizes
22.8
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
23.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
114 pupils
140 capacity
26 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - East Grinstead
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for East Grinstead
Admissions Demand - West Sussex
Places available
9,817
Applications
8,398
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)
Inspection History(9)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3841%
Overall absence
13.88889%
Persistent absence
108
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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