Education in Crawley

District

The south east of the South East. 124,462 people in 45 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Crawley, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Crawley had 37 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Crawley had 37 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Schools

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Schools in Crawley

Crawley has 37 open schools: 25 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 special and 1 independent.

Outstanding: 1
Good: 10
Requires improvement: 1
Inadequate: 0

12 of the 34 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and June 2024.

5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Crawley

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Hazelwick School (October 2023).

Primary (25)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Broadfield Primary Academy	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	502	Standards maintained, May 2025
Brook Infant School and Nursery	Community school	2 to 7	172	Good (overall), June 2024
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy	Academy converter	2 to 11	434	Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), October 2019
Forge Wood Primary School	Academy sponsor led	4 to 11	420	Standards maintained, January 2025
Gossops Green Primary	Academy converter	4 to 11	582	Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), September 2019
Hilltop Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	658	School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024
Langley Green Primary	Community school	3 to 11	472	School remains Good, November 2023
Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery	Community school	2 to 7	249	Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Maidenbower Junior School	Community school	7 to 11	559	School remains Good, October 2022
Milton Mount Primary School	Academy converter	4 to 11	618	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Northgate Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	649	Good (overall), January 2022
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School	Academy converter	4 to 11	422	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Pound Hill Infant Academy	Academy converter	4 to 7	269	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley	Community school	7 to 11	352	School remains Good, February 2024
Seymour Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	455	Improved significantly, November 2024
Southgate Primary	Academy sponsor led	4 to 11	267	Good (overall), October 2023
St Andrew's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	2 to 11	208	School remains Good, September 2022
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	415	School remains Good, July 2023
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	Academy converter	2 to 11	423	Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed
The Bewbush Academy	Academy sponsor led	4 to 11	459	Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
The Mill Primary Academy	Academy sponsor led	4 to 11	531	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery	Academy converter	4 to 11	449	Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Three Bridges Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	600	Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
Waterfield Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	404	Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
West Green Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	209	Good (overall), January 2024

Secondary (6)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Hazelwick School	Academy converter	11 to 18	1,913	Outstanding (overall), October 2023
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley	Voluntary aided school	11 to 18	1,340	Good (overall), November 2023
Ifield Community College	Academy converter	11 to 18	1,214	School remains Good, April 2023
Oriel High School	Community school	11 to 18	1,441	Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley	Voluntary aided school	11 to 18	1,174	School remains Good, March 2023
Thomas Bennett Community College	Academy converter	11 to 18	1,261	Good (overall), October 2022

All-through (1)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
The Gatwick School	Free schools	4 to 16	861	Good (overall), May 2024

Special (4)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Amberley Court School	Other independent special school	6 to 16	16	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Manor Green College	Community special school	11 to 19	210	Improved significantly, March 2025
Manor Green Primary School	Community special school	2 to 11	208	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Serenity School Crawley	Other independent special school	5 to 18	205	No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (1)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Atelier21 Future School	Other independent school	4 to 16	137	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.