Pound Hill Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Sussex
Crawley Lane, Crawley, RH10 7EB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
13.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
269
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
84 of 97 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
292
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 97 | 84 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 109 | 5 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 86 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 292 | 90 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Thomas Jordan
- Address
- Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7EB
- Phone
- 01293873975
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Pound Hill South & Worth · Crawley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142290
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 42% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
269 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 192 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.