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Sackville School, East Grinstead

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Headteacher
  
Julian Grant

DfE URN
  
126089 Tables

Ages
  
11–18

Motto
  
Together We Achieve

Local authority
  
West Sussex

Chair of governors
  
Rebecca Diba

Ofsted
  
Reports

Phone
  
+44 1342 410140

Number of students
  
1,592

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Location
  
Lewes Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3TY England

Address
  
Lewes Rd, East Grinstead RH19 3TY, UK

Sackville School is a secondary school and sixth form college in East Grinstead, England. In 2015, the number of students was approximately 1590. Sackville is one of two comprehensive schools in the town, the other being Imberhorne School.

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History

The school was founded in 1857 as a national church school. Originally on De la Warr Road, where Chequer Mead lies today, in 1951 the school was renamed Sackville and in 1964 moved to its current location on Lewes Road. 1970 saw the school’s first comprehensive intake and following the rapidly growing local housing estates building developments followed. In 2004, Sackville's name was changed back from Sackville Community College to Sackville School. The school’s emblem is the red rose of the Duchy of Lancaster of which East Grinstead was once a part.

The headteacher is Julian Grant. There are seven year groups, including a sixth form of two years. Each year group has a year tutor (Head of Year), who follows the year group up until Year 11.

In 2015, the school was rated good by Ofsted.

Curriculum

Subjects at Sackville include:

  • English
  • Maths
  • Further Maths
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  • Modern foreign languages (German, Spanish or French)
  • History
  • Geography
  • Computer Science & ICT
  • Art
  • Drama GCSE and A-level
  • Performing Arts BTEC for secondary level and sixth form
  • Beliefs and Values (a.k.a. Religious Education)
  • Law
  • BTEC Games
  • Economics
  • Politics
  • P.E.
  • Music
  • Technology (Textiles, Food Technology, Structures, Electronics and Resistant Materials)
  • Business Studies
  • Film Studies & Media
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Notable alumni

  • William Adkin (1990-), cricketer
  • Laura van der Heijden (1997-), cellist
  • Jane Leeves (1972-), actress (played Daphne in Frasier)
  • Drew Pearce (1975-), film and television writer and producer
  • Lance Price (1958-), journalist and political commentator
  • References

    Sackville School, East Grinstead Wikipedia