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Crawley Down Village CofE School

Voluntary controlled school · Crawley · RH10 4XA

Ages 4–11 · 389 pupils · West Sussex

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.0%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
350

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
94
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill93%

389 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
389
Boys / girls
205 / 184
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
389 / 420 (93%)
Free school meals
7.5%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chichester
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Oliver Burcombe

Location

Address
Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down
Postcode
RH10 4XA
Town
Crawley
County
West Sussex
Local authority
West Sussex
District
Mid Sussex
Constituency
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Crawley, West Sussex, 389 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chichester.

Open schools in Crawley
44
Primary schools in Crawley
29
Academies among open schools in Crawley
48% (21)
Open schools in RH10
25
Primary in RH10
18
Open schools in West Sussex LA
338
Primary in West Sussex LA
226

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CrawleyNear RH10

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Oliver Burcombe

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