Sackville School
Lewes Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jo Meloni
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,642
- Pupils on roll
- 1,525
- URN
- 126089
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01342410140
About this school
Sackville School is a community secondary school in East Grinstead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,525 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | 44.3 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 +0.03 to +0.38 | -0.04 -0.21 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 36.8% | 40.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 64.3% | 69.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 40.1% | 34.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sackville School 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 | 46.9 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,719 |
| 2023/24 | 1,653 |
| 2024/25 | 1,599 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sackville School compares
Sackville School ranked 20th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 9.9% | 13.6% | 1,525 | — |
| Imberhorne School | 45.1 | 9.5% | 11.8% | 1,558 | 1.7 miles |
| Oriel High School | 45.4 | 8.8% | 14.9% | 1,441 | 7.1 miles |
| Hazelwick School | 50.2 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 1,913 | 7.3 miles |
| Oakwood School | 43 | 9.2% | 17.3% | 1,610 | 7.6 miles |
| Thomas Bennett Community College | 33.1 | 11.6% | 37.8% | 1,261 | 8.6 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)
- 13.64%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.86%
- Persistent absence
- 27.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Imberhorne School1.7 miles
Secondary · East Grinstead
-
Oriel High School7.1 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Hazelwick School7.3 miles
Secondary · Crawley
-
Oakwood School7.6 miles
Secondary · Horley
-
Thomas Bennett Community College8.6 miles
Secondary · Crawley
Other schools in East Grinstead
- Imberhorne School Secondary
- 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
- Brambletye School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sackville School teach?
- Sackville School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in East Grinstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Sackville School?
- The headteacher of Sackville School is Ms Jo Meloni, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sackville School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sackville School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sackville School?
- Sackville School has 1,525 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sackville School full?
- Sackville School has capacity for 1,642 pupils and 1,525 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sackville School a faith school?
- No. Sackville School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sackville School a selective school?
- No. Sackville School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Sackville School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.9 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sackville School rank locally?
- Sackville School ranked 20th of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sackville School's absence rate?
- Sackville School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sackville School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sackville School'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 30 June 2026.