The Meads Primary School
The Meads Primary School, Mill Way, East Grinstead, RH19 4DD
286 pupils · 89% of 320 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 January 2024, published 6 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 30 | 78 | 31 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 35 | 96 | 36 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 35 | 73 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 38 | 90 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 38 | 95 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 43 | 108 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 42 | 105 | 43 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 36 | 103 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Estcots Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Halsford Park Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Blackwell Primary School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.