Sackville School
Community secondary school in East Grinstead (West Sussex).
Attainment 8
47.2
▲ 1.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
45%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.1%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.5
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.8%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
15.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
93%
1,525 / 1,642 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected May 2024
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Sackville School is a secondary school located in East Grinstead, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,599 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,642. The school is led by Ms Jo Meloni.
Key facts
- URN
- 126089
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Emmeline Kane Kane | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andy Parish Yule | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Danielle Flude | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Keith Coleman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Gordon MacLeod Fairall | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sam Francis | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Leeson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Christina Gomez-Serjeant | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Anne Krausse | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Revd Karen Elizabeth Higgs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Tiffany Vickery | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Morton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Joanne Meloni | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
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