Brook Infant School and Nursery
Salterns Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Cox
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 131602
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293886521
About this school
Brook Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Crawley. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brook Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Brook Infant School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brook Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 6.9% | 172 | — |
| Maidenbower Junior School | 63% | 4.6% | 12.8% | 559 | 0.3 miles |
| Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.7% | 8.3% | 249 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 48% | 4% | 15.9% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| The Oaks Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 449 | 0.9 miles |
| Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley | 79% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 352 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
- 19 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report26 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.86%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 7.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maidenbower Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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The Oaks Primary School & Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley1.1 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
- Broadfield Primary Academy 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
- Northgate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brook Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Brook Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Brook Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Brook Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Sarah Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brook Infant School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brook Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brook Infant School and Nursery?
- Brook Infant School and Nursery has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Brook Infant School and Nursery full?
- Brook Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 172 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brook Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Brook Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Brook Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brook Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Brook Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Brook Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Brook Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brook Infant School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 June 2026.