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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Crawley Ridge Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 145702
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 208 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 January 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 21 March 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Surrey
Trust THE ALLIANCE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 206 191 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 101 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 105 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.3%
19.5 pts below England
School 5.3%
Surrey Heath 13.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.0%
2.3 pts below England
School 18.0%
Surrey Heath 15.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Surrey Heath 1.7%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.2%
124
Indian
7.8%
16
Any other White background
7.3%
15
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
9
African
3.4%
7
White and Asian
2.9%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.4% 42 of 206 pupils
0.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.4%
Surrey Heath 19.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 5.8% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
No specialist assessment yet 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 1

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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.36%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.86 pts lower than England
School 4.36%
Surrey Heath 7.09%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.70 pts lower than England
School 11.11%
Surrey Heath 15.70%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.37 pts higher than England
School 3.17%
Surrey Heath 2.91%
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

99.0% 10.9 pts above England
Crawley Ridge Infant School
99.0%
Surrey Heath
91.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information