Sackville School, East Grinstead

Community school in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England

Sackville School

Address

Lewes Road

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH19 3TY

England

Coordinates| 51°07′26″N 0°00′12″E﻿ / ﻿51.1239°N 0.0033°E﻿ / 51.1239; 0.0033
Information
Type| Community school
Motto| Together We Achieve
Local authority| West Sussex
Department for Education URN| 126089 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Headteacher| Jo Meloni[1]
Staff| 200+ Staff Members
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 11 to 18
Enrolment| 1700+ As of 2023[update]
Colour(s)|  Turing, Angelou, Holmes, Attenborough, Yousafzai Communities.
Former Pupils| Old Sackvillians
Website| sackvilleschool.org.uk

Sackville School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in East Grinstead, England. In 2020, the number of students was approximately 1670.[2] Sackville is one of two state-funded secondary schools in the town, the other being Imberhorne School.[3] The headteacher is Ms Jo Meloni.

## History

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The school was founded in 1859 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, it was moved to its current location on Lewes Road. 1970 saw the school's first comprehensive intake, following the rapidly growing local housing estate building developments. 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.[4]

In 2007, a new building on the site was constructed. It contains a large sports hall, gym, multiple offices and four classrooms.

Current headteacher, Jo Meloni joined the school in 2022. There are seven year groups including a Sixth Form for years twelve and thirteen.

2023 launched the beginning of a new pastoral system within the school with the introduction of the Communities System (Houses) there are 5 Communities:

Attenborough, after David Attenborough.

Angelou, after Maya Angelou.

Holmes, after Kelly Holmes.

Turing, after Alan Turing.

Yousafzai, after Malala Yousafzai.

Each of these individuals have represented values of the SWAY[5] (Sackville Way) which is a key part of the schools culture.

The schools most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2024[6], a two day inspection confirming the schools 2019 grade of “good”.

The academic year of 2024 has seen various changes and improvements around the school site, including multiple security measures such as electric door locks.

Sackville is locally famous for its long serving members of staff, Steve Latus[7] being the record holder with 42 years of service to the school from 1979 to 2021, additionally another member of teaching staff retired recently after 35 years.

## Curriculum

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During Key Stage 3 at Sackville, students study:

* Art
* Beliefs & Values (Religious Studies)
* Computer Science
* Design & Tech (including Food Technology)
* English
* Drama
* Geography
* History
* Languages (Spanish, French, German)
* Maths
* Music
* Physical Education
* Science (Biology, Physics, Chemistry)

The Key Stage 4 offer[8] at Sackville includes:

GCSE

* Art
* Business
* Computer Science
* Design & Technology
* Drama
* Film Studies
* Geography
* History
* Modern Foreign Languages (French, German, Spanish)
* Photography
* Physical Education
* Sociology

Vocational Courses (equivalent)

* Creative Imedia
* Dance
* Enterprise
* Health & Social Care
* Hospitality & Catering
* Music
* Performing Arts
* Sports Studies
* Travel & Tourism

The Key Stage 5 offer at Sackville includes:[9]

* Applied Science
* Biology
* Business
* Chemistry
* Criminology
* Design and Technology
* Drama and Theatre
* Economics
* English
* Film Studies
* Fine Art
* Food Science
* French
* Geography
* German
* Health and Social Care
* History
* IT
* Law
* Mathematics
* Music
* Philosophy
* Photography
* Physical education
* Physics
* Politics
* Psychology
* Spanish
* Textile Design
* Tourism

## Notable former pupils

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* William Adkin (1990-), cricketer[10]
* Gavin Collins (1966-), Church of England bishop
* Nicola Edgington (1980-), murderer.[11]
* Nick Harvey (1972-), composer[12]
* Laura van der Heijden (1997-), cellist[13]
* Katherine Joy, Reader in Geology at the University of Manchester
* Jane Leeves (1972-), actress (played Daphne in Frasier)[14]
* Drew Pearce (1975-), film and television writer and producer[15]
* Lance Price (1958-), journalist and political commentator[16]
* Rob Cross (1990-), professional darts player [17]
* Josephine Veasey (1930-2022), operatic mezzo-soprano [citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Headteacher's Welcome – Sackville School".
2. ^ "Sackville School OFSTED report".
3. ^ "RM Education - East Grinstead secondary schools".
4. ^ "School History | Sackville School". Sackville school. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
5. ^ "Culture".
6. ^ Ofsted. https://sackvilleschool.org.uk/news1/ofsted-report/. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
7. ^ "S Latus".
8. ^ "KS4 Offer".
9. ^ "Sackville A level prospectus". Sackville School. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
10. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
11. ^ "Sussex News - Latest local news, pictures, video - Kent Live". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
12. ^ Jeremy Taylor (20 December 2020). "Dementia sufferer Paul Harvey on his surprise viral hit, Four Notes – Paul's tune". The Times. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
13. ^ "2012, BBC Young Musician - Laura Van Der Heijden - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
14. ^ "29 famous people who went to school in Sussex". Sussex Life. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
15. ^ "Drew Pearce Interview". East Grinstead Online. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
16. ^ "Biography - LancePrice.co.uk". www.lanceprice.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
17. ^ "Rob Cross - Sackville school". Sackville school. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

## External links

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* Sackville's Website

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