Primary school in East Grinstead, West Sussex
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead
Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2DS
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 9 June 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 95% full — 199 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 92 / 107
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Mid Sussex 001C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 15%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- HURST EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rachel Thorne
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- East Grinstead Baldwins
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- URN
- 151829
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halsford Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 71% | 0.3 mi |
| Baldwins Hill Primary School, East GrinsteadAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 66% | 0.4 mi |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 58% | 0.4 mi |
| Blackwell Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 61% | 0.5 mi |
| Estcots Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 61% | 1.1 mi |
| The Meads Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 53% | 1.1 mi |
| Felbridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 59% | 1.3 mi |
| Dormansland Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 72% | 2.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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