Halsford Park Primary School
Manor Road, East Grinstead, RH19 1LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVERYCHILD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Spencer
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 141265
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01342324643
About this school
Halsford Park Primary School is a primary academy in East Grinstead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 398 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 68% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 78% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 75% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Halsford Park Primary 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 | 64% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halsford Park Primary School compares
Halsford Park Primary School ranked 41st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.4% | 9.4% | 398 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 188 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead | — | — | — | 199 | 0.3 miles |
| Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead | 66% | 7.9% | 16.9% | 139 | 0.4 miles |
| Blackwell Primary School | 61% | 5.6% | 18.8% | 294 | 0.9 miles |
| Felbridge Primary School | 59% | 6.5% | 7% | 207 | 1.0 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)
- 9.41%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.36%
- Persistent absence
- 4.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead0.3 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead0.4 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
Blackwell Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
Felbridge Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
Other schools in East Grinstead
Halsford Park Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary 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
- 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 Halsford Park Primary School teach?
- Halsford Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in East Grinstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Halsford Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Halsford Park Primary School is Mrs Claire Spencer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Halsford Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halsford Park Primary 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 Halsford Park Primary School?
- Halsford Park Primary School has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Halsford Park Primary School full?
- Halsford Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 398 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Halsford Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Halsford Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halsford Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halsford Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Halsford Park Primary School?
- Halsford Park Primary School is part of EVERYCHILD PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Halsford Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halsford Park Primary School rank locally?
- Halsford Park Primary School ranked 41st of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halsford Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Halsford Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halsford Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halsford Park Primary 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 1 July 2026.