OFSTED
8 May 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
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
502
476 full-time ·
26 part-time
Female pupils
234
46.6% of pupils
Male pupils
268
53.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
above England
School
32.3%
Crawley
21.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.7 pts
above England
School
48.0%
Crawley
31.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Crawley
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.2%
202
Any other White background
12.0%
60
African
7.8%
39
Any other Asian background
6.6%
33
Any other Black background
5.8%
29
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
29
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
21.1%
106 of
502 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 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
77.0%
16.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Crawley
73.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Crawley
70.3%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
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
6.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.07 pts
lower than
England
School
6.15%
Crawley
6.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
higher than
England
School
16.31%
Crawley
16.15%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.56 pts
lower than
England
School
0.24%
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
79.7%
8.5 pts
below England
Broadfield Primary Academy
79.7%
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.