Imberhorne School

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Imberhorne School

Established	1970
Type	Community
Headteacher	Jon Ford
Chair of Governors	Ann Bolt
Specialism	Modern Languages
Location	Imberhorne Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1QY England
LEA	West Sussex
Ofsted number	126088
Students	1690
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
Website	http://www.imberhorne.w-sussex.sch.uk/
Coordinates: 51°06′21″N 0°12′35″W / 51.1057, -0.2098

Imberhorne School is a comprehensive school with Specialist School Status situated in East Grinstead, West Sussex in England. The school caters for children between the ages of 11 and 18. The school roll totals 1650 including 300 in the Sixth Form, and the school is situated on two different sites at Windmill Lane and Imberhorne Lane.

The current headteacher is Mr Jon Ford. In 2004 the school was awarded Artsmark Silver and Sportsmark for excellence in these areas.

Teaching is generally of a high standard and pupils achieve higher than average results and the school ranks within the top 10 in West Sussex. In the current 2007 GCSE results, 76% students achieved five or more A* - C passes, compared to a national average of 63%. This school provides a good leaning environment, and this is reflected in the GCSE and A level results. The Sixth Form provides both academic and vocational courses.

Each school year has a head of year, and each site has a Headteacher as well as a deputy head etc. who are localised to that site.

Recently a team was entered into the Toyota Solar Car challenge, this team, Antruliex, managed to get through to the South East regional final, being in the top 7 in the South East.