Imberhorne School
Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 1QY
1,558 pupils · 92% of 1,688 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 9 October 2024, published 19 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 270 | 270 | 554 | 270 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 264 | 274 | 585 | 264 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 269 | 249 | 559 | 269 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 267 | 306 | 631 | 267 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 269 | 270 | 609 | 269 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 268 | 304 | 637 | 268 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 269 | 241 | 610 | 269 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 270 | 306 | 647 | 270 |
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
- Sackville School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Oriel High School 9.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hazelwick School 9.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Oakwood School 9.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Thomas Bennett Community College 11.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 12.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.