Brambletye School
School summary
Brambletye is a small Church of England prep school in East Grinstead, West Sussex, taking children from age two through to thirteen and offering boarding alongside day places. With around 318 pupils and a pupil-to-teacher ratio of about nine to one, classes are intimate and supervision close. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school good overall, while singling out pupils' personal development as excellent and confirming that all compliance standards were met. Under Headmaster Mr William Brooks, it suits families wanting a traditional prep-school education with the option of weekly or full boarding.
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Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- good
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 25 June 2024
Teaching & academics
The generous staffing levels, with roughly one teacher to every nine pupils, allow close attention to individual progress across the prep years. Inspectors judged the school good overall. A notably high proportion of pupils, almost nineteen per cent, receive some form of SEN support, suggesting the school is set up to identify and respond to a range of learning needs.
Headmaster · Mr William Brooks
Beyond the classroom
As a boarding-and-day prep school spanning the very early years to age thirteen, daily life extends well beyond lessons. Personal development was rated excellent by inspectors, reflecting the broader character of school life.
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- C of E
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN support
- 18.77%
- EHC plans
- 1.29%
Mobile phone policy
No children are allowed personal mobile phones at school. We have a bank of phones and ipads for children to video call home.
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £14,625 - £31,530
- Boarding fees (per year)
- £38,835 - £39,735
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.