Sackville School
Sackville School is a maintained coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in East Grinstead, England. In 2020, the number of students was approximately 1670. Sackville is one of two state-funded secondary schools in the town, the other being Imberhorne School.
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Overview
The headteacher is Jo Meloni.
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• Name — Sackville School • Motto — "Together We Achieve" • Type — Community school • Head Label — Headteacher • Head — Jo Meloni • Address — Lewes Road • City — East Grinstead • County — West Sussex • Country — England • Postal Code — RH19 3TY • Local Authority — West Sussex • Ofsted — yes • Urn — 126089 • Staff — 200+ Staff Members • Enrolment — 1650 • Gender — Coeducational • Lower Age — 11 • Upper Age — 18 • Colours — Turing, Angelou, Holmes, Attenborough, Yousafzai Communities. • Free Label1 — Former Pupils • Website — https: sackvilleschool.org.uk
History
History
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. 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. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2024, a two day inspection confirming the schools 2019 grade of “good”.
Notable former pupils
• William Adkin (1990-), cricketer • Gavin Collins (1966-), Church of England bishop • Nicola Edgington (1980-), murderer. • Nick Harvey (1971-), composer • Laura van der Heijden (1997-), cellist • Katherine Joy, Reader in Geology at the University of Manchester • Jane Leeves (1961-), actress (played Daphne in Frasier) • Drew Pearce (1975-), film and television writer and producer • Lance Price (1958-), journalist and political commentator • Rob Cross (1990-), professional darts player
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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.
- 5.Headteacher's Welcome – Sackville School.
- 6.Ofsted. Ofsted – Sackville School.
- 7.The Home of CricketArchive. cricketarchive.com.
- 8.Sussex News - Latest local news, pictures, video - Kent Live.
- 9.Jeremy Taylor. Dementia sufferer Paul Harvey on his surprise viral hit, Four Notes – Paul's tune. The Times. 20 December 2020.
- 10.2012, BBC Young Musician - Laura Van Der Heijden - BBC Four. BBC.
- 11.29 famous people who went to school in Sussex. Sussex Life.
- 12.Drew Pearce Interview. East Grinstead Online.
- 13.Biography - LancePrice.co.uk. www.lanceprice.co.uk.
- 14.Rob Cross - Sackville school. Sackville school. 3 January 2018.
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