Schools and Education in Crawley

There are 34 schools in Crawley (excluding independent schools), including 25 primary schools, 7 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Crawley has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Crawley under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

Crawley Education Profile

The median school in Crawley has 23% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 11th highest figure in West Sussex. This represents about 4,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Crawley's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Crawley is 19.44 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 51st lowest ratio in West Sussex, and the 509th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

Primaries

25

0% Outstanding • 76% Good

Secondaries

7

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Crawley

Most of Crawley's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 19 schools or 76% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 20% and 20% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 24% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Crawley's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Broadfield Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Good
Brook Infant School and Nursery 4–7 yrs 180
Good
Low
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 440
Good
Very low
High
Gossops Green Primary 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very low
Good
Hilltop Primary School 4–11 yrs 582
Good
High
Very low
Langley Green Primary 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Good
Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 270
Requires improvement
High
Maidenbower Junior School 7–11 yrs 600
Good
Low
High
Milton Mount Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Northgate Primary School 3–11 yrs 710
Good
Good
Very high
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 405 Roman Catholic
Pound Hill Infant Academy 4–7 yrs 270
Very high
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very high
High
Seymour Primary School 3–11 yrs 592
Good
Very high
Very low
Southgate Primary 4–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Low
Low
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 207
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Margaret's CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Church of England
The Bewbush Academy 4–11 yrs 630
Requires improvement
Low
Good
The Gatwick School 4–16 yrs 1,020
Good
Low
The Mill Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Three Bridges Primary School 3–11 yrs 682
Good
Very low
High
Waterfield Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Low
Very high
West Green Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low

Crawley Secondary Schools

Most of Crawley's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 7 schools or 100% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 29% and 29% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Crawley's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Hazelwick School 11–18 yrs 1,886
Good
Very high
Low
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley 11–18 yrs 1,308
Good
Good
Low
Church of England
Ifield Community College 11–18 yrs 1,250
Good
Low
Very low
Oriel High School 11–18 yrs 1,450
Good
Good
Low
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley 11–18 yrs 949
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
The Gatwick School 4–16 yrs 1,020
Good
Low
Low
Thomas Bennett Community College 11–18 yrs 1,450
Good
Very low
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Crawley

Most of Crawley's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Attainment is low - 100% of sixth form schools fall under this category. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Crawley's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
The Gatwick School 4–16 yrs 1,020
Good
Low
Low
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023