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Seymour Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Sussex

Seymour Road, Crawley, RH11 9ES

Website 01293533198

82

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Improved significantly

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.3%

11.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

455

Capacity used

Has space

77%

592 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

57 of 57 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

99

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5757● 100%
2nd preference322● 6%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total995960%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 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
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emma Eardley
Address
Seymour Road, Broadfield, Crawley, RH11 9ES
Phone
01293533198
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward / constituency
Broadfield · Crawley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
138645

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals31%——
English as additional language51%——
SEN support13%——
51% boys (233)49% girls (222)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

455 pupils · 592 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    27 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Improved significantly
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 390 pupils

Attendance

95.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
24%
21/22
28%
22/23
20%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths82%——
Higher standard6%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard77%
+15% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard54%
+21% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard77%
+5% vs England
Greater depth9%
-4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard88%
+14% vs England
Higher standard32%
+6% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard77%
+4% vs England
Higher standard32%
+2% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard82%
+0% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

732019652023822024772025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)77%61%
Higher standard7%8%

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.