St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead
Windmill Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 2DS
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
It was replaced by St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Thorne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 126055
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in East Grinstead. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 48% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 81% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 78% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 74% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5% | 5.9% | 204 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead | — | — | — | 199 | 0.0 miles |
| Halsford Park Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 9.4% | 398 | 0.3 miles |
| Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead | 66% | 7.9% | 16.9% | 139 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 188 | 0.4 miles |
| Blackwell Primary School | 61% | 5.6% | 18.8% | 294 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.88%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead0.0 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
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Halsford Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
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Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead0.4 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
Blackwell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
Other schools in East Grinstead
- Ashurst Wood Primary School Primary
- Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead Primary
- Blackwell Primary School Primary
- Estcots Primary School Primary
- Felbridge Primary School Primary
- Halsford Park Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Meads Primary School Primary
- Imberhorne School Secondary
- Sackville School Secondary
- Brambletye School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead teach?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in East Grinstead.
- Has St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead?
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead had 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Grinstead's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 July 2025.