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Ashurst Wood Primary School

Community school · East Grinstead · RH19 3QW

Ages 4–11 · 107 pupils · West Sussex

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

30%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)30%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.2%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
114

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

9

Places offered

9

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
29
Preferred offers (top 3)
9
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill76%

107 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
107
Boys / girls
51 / 56
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
107 / 140 (76%)
Free school meals
9.3%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Hobby

Location

Address
School Lane, Ashurst Wood
Postcode
RH19 3QW
Town
East Grinstead
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Mid Sussex
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in East Grinstead, West Sussex, 107 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.3%.

Open schools in East Grinstead
12
Primary schools in East Grinstead
9
Academies among open schools in East Grinstead
50% (6)
Open schools in RH19
15
Primary in RH19
10
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in East GrinsteadNear RH19

  • Ashurst Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    East Grinstead · RH19 3QW · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Estcots Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    East Grinstead · RH19 3TY · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • The Meads Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    East Grinstead · RH19 4DD · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Blackwell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    East Grinstead · RH19 3JL · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM18.7%
    • Demand1.03

    2.3 miles away

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    East Grinstead · RH19 1JB · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

  • Halsford Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    East Grinstead · RH19 1LR · West Sussex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand0.97

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Hobby
Website
http://www.ashurstwoodprimary.co.uk

Official links