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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead

Primary Academy converter URN 151829
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 21 September 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority West Sussex
Trust HURST EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 199 199 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 92 46.2% of pupils
Male pupils 107 53.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.5%
20.3 pts below England
School 4.5%
Mid Sussex 9.7%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.6%
0.7 pts below England
School 19.6%
Mid Sussex 7.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
Mid Sussex 0.6%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
66.3%
132
African
10.1%
20
Indian
5.5%
11
Any other White background
4.0%
8
Any other Asian background
3.0%
6
White and Asian
3.0%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.6% 39 of 199 pupils
1.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.6%
Mid Sussex 23.4%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Specific learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Speech, language & communication 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.8% 6.6 pts above England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead
94.8%
Mid Sussex
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information