Greenfields School is an independent day and boarding school in Forest Row, East Sussex, England claimed to educate future leaders of Scientology. It services children from 2 to 18. It has a Montessori-based Pre-school & Reception class, followed by Infant, Junior, Senior, 6th Form and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classes. The school uses the Cambridge Curriculum from Year 1 on up through the rest of the school. The school is a member of the Independent Schools Association.

Greenfields utilises a study method called Study Technology which is a teaching method developed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and licensed from U.S. non-profit educational organization Applied Scholastics. The school's website states that it does not teach any religious philosophies and includes children of all nationalities, cultures and religions.

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The school has English as a Foreign Language programmes for international students. Summer holiday programmes run from June to August, minimum stay 1 week. The school also runs English programmes all year around for children from 10 to 18 years old. Boarding is on-campus and the school also has many day students.

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The school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate; an inspection was last conducted in 2020.

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Recent building developments have included a new four-classroom block in the Senior School, a purpose-built Sports Hall in the Lower School and a complete renovation of the Main Senior Building.

Greenfields School is run by the Greenfields Educational Trust, a registered charity.

In 1994, one of the teachers from the school was jailed for five years after he admitted sexually molesting teenage pupils.

A 2012 newspaper report suggested that many students left the school after completing their GCSEs, without going on to the sixth form, in order to transfer to Sea Org.

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Private schools in East Sussex

Wealden District