Ashurst Wood Primary School, East Grinstead
Ashurst Wood Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in East Grinstead, part of Hurst Education Trust Limited.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ashurst Wood Primary School in detail
Ashurst Wood Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £12 per session.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Ashurst Wood Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 125929), 74% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Ashurst Wood Primary School
Across West Sussex, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in West Sussex lodged 236 appeals against primary school offers; 139 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (6.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashurst Wood Primary School are Ashurst Wood Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 74% reading, 79% maths); Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery (1.3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 59% maths); Estcots Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths); and The Meads Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths).
Ashurst Wood Primary SchoolForest Row Church of England Primary School and NurseryEstcots Primary SchoolThe Meads Primary School
The trust
Ashurst Wood Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Hurst Education Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is East Grinstead Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ashurst Wood Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in July 2026. Before that, as Ashurst Wood Primary School (URN 125929), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2023. See Ashurst Wood Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Ashurst Wood Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125929). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 65% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 55% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Ashurst Wood Primary School
Term dates
Ashurst Wood Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see West Sussex's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ashurst Wood Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ashurst Wood Primary School is in West Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to West Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Ashurst Wood Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125929). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 22 | 43 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 20 | 28 | 58 | 1.4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 21 | 53 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 20 | 24 | 43 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 20 | 27 | 50 | 1.4 | 7 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - East Grinstead
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for East Grinstead
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,608
Applications
8,127
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Ashurst Wood Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125929). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.4%
Overall absence
13.9%
Persistent absence
108
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ashurst Wood Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ashurst Wood Primary School
Are there exam results for Ashurst Wood Primary School?
Ashurst Wood Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 125929), 74% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Ashurst Wood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ashurst Wood Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in July 2026. Before that, as Ashurst Wood Primary School (URN 125929), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Ashurst Wood Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ashurst Wood Primary School is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Ashurst Wood Primary School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Ashurst Wood Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Ashurst Wood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ashurst Wood Primary School?
Ashurst Wood Primary School is at School Lane, Ashurst Wood, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3QW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)