Crawley Down Village CofE School
Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down, Crawley, RH10 4XA
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Crawley Down Village CofE School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Mr Oliver Burcombe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 131001
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
Crawley Down Village CofE School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Crawley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 389 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Crawley Down Village CofE School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2006, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 51 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 71% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 88% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Crawley Down Village CofE School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crawley Down Village CofE School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 75% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.7% | 8% | 389 | — |
| Crawley Down Village CofE School | — | 5% | 10.4% | 396 | 0.0 miles |
| Turners Hill Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 140 | 1.6 miles |
| Felbridge Primary School | 59% | 6.5% | 7% | 207 | 1.6 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 188 | 2.1 miles |
| Fairway Infant School, Copthorne | — | 7.5% | 9.7% | 171 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crawley Down Village CofE School0.0 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Turners Hill Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Felbridge Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · East Grinstead
-
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne2.1 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- Langley Green Primary Primary
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Maidenbower Junior School Primary
- Milton Mount Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Crawley Down Village CofE School teach?
- Crawley Down Village CofE School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Crawley.
- Has Crawley Down Village CofE School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Crawley Down Village CofE School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Crawley Down Village CofE School?
- Crawley Down Village CofE School had 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Crawley Down Village CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Crawley Down Village CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crawley Down Village CofE School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2024.