OFSTED
1 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
459
459 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
223
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
236
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.1 pts
above England
School
34.9%
Crawley
21.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
23.9 pts
above England
School
44.2%
Crawley
31.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Crawley
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.8%
169
Any other White background
16.1%
74
African
9.6%
44
Any other Asian background
7.6%
35
Pakistani
6.5%
30
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.2%
47 of
459 pupils
10.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Reading
0.2 pts above England
School
74.0%
Crawley
73.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Crawley
70.3%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
Crawley
71.4%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.12 pts
lower than
England
School
6.09%
Crawley
6.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.60 pts
higher than
England
School
16.41%
Crawley
16.15%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
lower than
England
School
1.31%
Crawley
1.47%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
72.9%
15.3 pts
below England
The Bewbush Academy
72.9%
Crawley
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.