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EnglandSouth EastMid SussexRH19 4DDThe Meads Primary School
Primary

The Meads Primary School

Primary

Mid Sussex · East Grinstead · RH19 4DD http://www.meads.w-sussex.sch.uk

Pupils
289
cap. 320
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
289
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
289
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Meads Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
-8pp
61%57%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
2%
-9pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
289
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
The Meads Primary School, Mill Way, East Grinstead, RH19 4DD
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%2%67%21%60%9%67%14%72%63%103.0102.0103.015%289
2023/2461%11%78%33%74%15%70%24%87%83%106.0103.0106.015%295
2022/2356%6%69%21%71%8%73%19%85%75%103.0103.0104.0-0.90-0.10-0.4013%317
2018/1959%7%73%18%68%14%75%23%84%77%103.0104.0105.0-2.10-2.80-1.2012%293
2017/1856%12%68%29%63%15%68%22%78%63%105.0103.0104.0+0.20-1.90-1.6013%320
2016/1757%2%69%14%74%7%81%21%86%76%103.0104.0103.0-1.80-1.60+0.0015%311

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528919.615%6%10%5%10%
2023/2429523.015%5%11%5%10%
2022/2331725.613%10%12%5%13%
2021/2231122.914%6%10%6%17%
2020/2130823.011%10%9%
2018/1929321.812%13%9%4%12%
2017/1832019.913%10%8%5%14%
2016/1731122.415%10%9%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.