Overall Oxbridge
#1,031
2 ranked schools · -117 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
12
Offers
2
Offer rate16.7%
-5.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
A compact Wealden market town of around 28,000 people, East Grinstead occupies the northeast corner of West Sussex where the county borders Surrey and East Sussex. Its medieval high street retains a fine run of timbered buildings, and Sackville College, a Jacobean almshouse dating from 1609, anchors the historic centre.
Imberhorne and Halsford Park are among the most sought-after neighbourhoods for school catchments in the town, drawing families across both secondary and primary phases, with East Grinstead's compact catchment geography giving residential location unusual weight. Ashurst Wood extends the school-aware belt to the south. East Grinstead station serves the Southern Oxted line, with trains reaching London Bridge in around an hour.
10
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2
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Area Performance
Across 9 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.12/10, -0.23 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all East Grinstead schools
East Grinstead vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked East Grinstead schools
top 58% of 14,978
top 58% of 14,978
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · -117 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
12
Offers
2
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
6
Offers
0
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · -67 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
6
Offers
2
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