OFSTED
21 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
West Sussex
Trust
REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
269
269 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
120
44.6% of pupils
Male pupils
149
55.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.0 pts
below England
School
10.8%
Crawley
21.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.7 pts
above England
School
26.0%
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
35.7%
96
Indian
17.8%
48
Any other White background
11.2%
30
Pakistani
6.3%
17
Any other ethnic group
4.8%
13
African
4.5%
12
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
19.3%
52 of
269 pupils
1.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.49 pts
lower than
England
School
4.73%
Crawley
6.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.27 pts
lower than
England
School
13.54%
Crawley
16.15%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.80 pts
higher than
England
School
2.60%
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
99.6%
11.4 pts
above England
Pound Hill Infant Academy
99.6%
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.