Ashurst Wood Primary SchoolThe Meads Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in East Grinstead.
Summary of the comparison
Ashurst Wood Primary School and The Meads Primary School are primary schools in East Grinstead.
Ashurst Wood Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Meads Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Meads Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Ashurst Wood Primary School was judged the expected standard and The Meads Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Ashurst Wood Primary School and 53.0% for The Meads Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ashurst Wood Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Meads Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | East GrinsteadAshurst Wood Primary School | East GrinsteadThe Meads Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D40/100 | C55/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 168th of 218 in West Sussex | 105th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 114 | 289 | |
| Capacity | 140 | 320 | |
| Location | East Grinstead, RH19 3QW | East Grinstead, RH19 4DD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 68.0% Stronger figure | 53.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 2.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 114 | 289 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.0% | 10.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.6% | 5.5% | |
| SEN support | 10.5% | 12.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.9% | 10.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ashurst Wood Primary School
The Meads Primary School
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