Schools in East Grinstead

How many schools are there in East Grinstead?

East Grinstead has 12 open schools: 9 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in East Grinstead?

None of the 8 graded schools in East Grinstead currently holds an Outstanding rating. 8 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in East Grinstead get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in East Grinstead with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Imberhorne School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Sackville School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.2 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Imberhorne SchoolSackville School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in East Grinstead have the best SATs results?

Of the 7 primary schools in East Grinstead with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Halsford Park Primary School (87% in reading, 84% in maths); St Peter's Catholic Primary School (84% in reading, 84% in maths); and Estcots Primary School (80% in reading, 83% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Halsford Park Primary SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolEstcots Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in East Grinstead?

No. None of the state secondary schools in East Grinstead selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in East Grinstead have catchment areas?

Most state schools in East Grinstead have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in East Grinstead?

Apply to your council - West Sussex or Surrey, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.