Sackville School

Sackville School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education and is committed to the holistic development of its pupils. The school fosters a positive learning environment where students feel safe, supported, and motivated to achieve their personal and academic goals. Notably, the Futures programme equips students with insights into post-school opportunities, enhancing their engagement and aspirations. The curriculum is broad and well-structured, focusing on essential knowledge and skills, effectively supporting all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school also shows a strong commitment to personal development through its thoughtful approach to teaching life skills and diversity.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being of pupils.
• Broad and well-designed curriculum that supports learning progression.
• Effective pastoral support makes students feel known and valued.
• Engaged sixth-form students act as role models for younger pupils.
• Commitment to raising the profile of reading across the curriculum.
• Broad range of extra-curricular opportunities encourages student participation.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in reinforcing behavior expectations among staff.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Sackville School attended 90.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.9% of pupils at Sackville School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sackville School had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.6% of pupils at Sackville School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Sackville School received £8,183 and spent £8,181 for each of its 1,529 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £348,000 (£227 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Sackville School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sackville School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Sackville School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sackville School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Sackville School have?

Sackville School has 1,525 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sackville School cover?

Sackville School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Sackville School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.2, and 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Sackville School?

Sackville School is at Lewes Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3TY.