Estcots Primary SchoolThe Meads Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in East Grinstead.

Summary of the comparison

Estcots Primary School and The Meads Primary School are primary schools in East Grinstead.

  • Estcots Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Meads Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Estcots Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Estcots Primary School was judged Good 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 61.0% for Estcots 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 Estcots Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% 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

Estcots Primary School versus The Meads Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure East GrinsteadEstcots Primary SchoolEast GrinsteadThe Meads Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking79th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure105th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll407 289
Capacity521 320
LocationEast Grinstead, RH19 3TY East Grinstead, RH19 4DD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census407 289
Free school meals (ever 6)7.6% 10.4%
English as an additional language9.6% 5.5%
SEN support16.2% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.7% Stronger figure10.4% 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.

Estcots Primary School

The Meads Primary School

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