SCHOOL PROFILE

Crawley Ridge Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 145703
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

6 July 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
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 234 234 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 115 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 119 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.1%
16.7 pts below England
School 8.1%
Surrey Heath 13.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.8%
4.5 pts above England
School 24.8%
Surrey Heath 15.1%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.6%
4.6 pts above England
School 5.6%
Surrey Heath 1.7%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
56.4%
132
Any other White background
9.0%
21
Any other Mixed background
6.4%
15
Indian
6.0%
14
African
3.4%
8
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
7
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 20.1% 47 of 234 pupils
0.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.1%
Surrey Heath 19.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.8% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 1.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.3% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 15
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Speech, language & communication 7
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Surrey Heath 54.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Surrey Heath 70.9%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Surrey Heath 63.4%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
Surrey Heath 66.3%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.40 pts lower than England
School 4.82%
Surrey Heath 7.09%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.92%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.90 pts lower than England
School 9.92%
Surrey Heath 15.70%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts lower than England
School 0.41%
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

97.5% 9.3 pts above England
Crawley Ridge Junior School
97.5%
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