The Meads Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · East Grinstead, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Meads Primary School is a primary school in East Grinstead, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Meads Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026; 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- Reception in 2026 drew 30 first-choice applications for 31 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Meads Primary School, Mill Way, East Grinstead, RH19 4DD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 286 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are made to feel valued as soon as they enter this school, where staff greet them individually as they start their day.”
- “Pupils feel listened to through their involvement in the school council and junior council, both of which contribute to school policy.”
- “Pupils feel safe and confident to express their opinions or seek help should they need it.”
To improve
- “However, despite the school’s high ambitions, some pupils do not achieve as well as others in some areas.”
- “However, there are some inconsistencies in how phonics is taught, which means that some pupils do not learn to read as quickly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Estcots Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Halsford Park Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackwell Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashurst Wood Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crawley Down Village CofE School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published