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Great Walstead School

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Great Walstead School

Ages213
299 pupils
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Details

Type

Independent School

Local Authority

West Sussex

Head Teacher

Mr Christopher Calvey

Gender

Mixed

Admissions

Non-selective

Religious Character

Other Faith

Opened

January 1944

Website

www.greatwalstead.co.uk

Reference Number

126135

Additional Provisions

Nursery Provision

About This Data

  • School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.

Pupils

Summary

Total Pupils299 (66% of capacity)
Age Range2 – 13
GenderMixed
Boys / Girls57% / 43%
Free School Meals
English as Additional Language
SEN Support29.4%
SEN with EHCP0.0%
Overall Attendance
Persistent Absence

Class Sizes

Overall Average0.0
Key Stage 10.0
Key Stage 20.0

Total Pupils

Cohort Sizes

Pupil Ethnicities

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
  • This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
  • Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
  • Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections

ISI Inspections

6 inspections on record

  • 2025

    Routine Inspections 2025

    18 November 2025

    View report

    Standards Assessment

    StandardResult
    Leadership and management, and governanceMet
    Quality of education, training and recreationMet
    Pupils' physical and mental health and emotional wellbeingMet
    Pupils' social and economic education and contribution to societyMet
    SafeguardingMet

    Recommended Next Steps

    ensure that teachers’ guidance to older pupils consistently helps them to understand the steps they should take to improve and manage their work strengthen the provision of careers guidance so that it develops pupils’ knowledge of future pathways and opportunities more effectively develop a more systematic approach to review, update and manage risk assessments ensure that information relating to school recruitment is recorded accurately on the SCR.

  • 2022

    Regulatory Compliance 2022

    30 November 2022

    View report
  • 2019

    Short Visit 2019

    2 May 2019

    View report
  • 2018

    FCI / EQI reports 2018

    20 November 2018

    View report
  • 2016

    Intermediate (Boarding) 2016

    18 January 2016

    View report
  • 2012

    Integrated 2012

    2 October 2012

    View report

About This Data

  • Inspection data is sourced from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which inspects independent schools in England.
  • Ratings may have changed since the last inspection. Always check the latest report for current information.
  • ISI conducts different types of inspections including educational quality, regulatory compliance, and focused compliance visits.

Contact Information

Address

East Mascalls Lane
Lindfield
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 2QL

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