Ashurst Wood Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
East Grinstead · RH19 3QW · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
1.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 114504
Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Voluntary controlled school · Forest Row · RH18 5EB
Ages 4–11 · 199 pupils · East Sussex
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
64%
Overall absence
8.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-03-19
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.9%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 7.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 147
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
30
Places offered
30
1st-preference offers
30
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 45
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 30
- Applications from outside LA
- 11
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 4
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 fill95%
199 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- Boys / girls
- 102 / 97
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 199 / 210 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
- FSM pupils
- 37
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Federation
- The Bluebell Federation
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma White
Location
- Address
- Forest Row CE Primary School, School Lane, Hartfield Road
- Postcode
- RH18 5EB
- Town
- Forest Row
- County
- East Sussex
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- District
- Wealden
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Forest Row, East Sussex, 199 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 18.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Estcots Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
East Grinstead · RH19 3TY · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS262%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM8.7%
- Demand1.00
2.6 miles away
The Meads Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
East Grinstead · RH19 4DD · West Sussex
Ages 4–11
- KS261%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM8.7%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma White
- Telephone
- 01342823380