Maidenbower Junior School
Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Pike
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 559
- URN
- 131603
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293883758
About this school
Maidenbower Junior School is a community primary school in Crawley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 559 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Maidenbower Junior School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 148 | 139 | 148 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 49% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 72% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 69% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 64% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Maidenbower Junior 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 | 66% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 566 |
| 2023/24 | 570 |
| 2024/25 | 579 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maidenbower Junior School compares
Maidenbower Junior School ranked 87th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.6% | 12.8% | 559 | — |
| Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.7% | 8.3% | 249 | 0.1 miles |
| Brook Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.2% | 6.9% | 172 | 0.3 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 48% | 4% | 15.9% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley | 79% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 352 | 0.8 miles |
| Pound Hill Infant Academy | — | 4.7% | 7.4% | 269 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.78%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 7.74%
Location
Nearby schools
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Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Brook Infant School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Crawley
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Pound Hill Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Maidenbower Junior School ranks 11th of the 23 ranked primary 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
- Milton Mount Primary School Primary
- Northgate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Maidenbower Junior School teach?
- Maidenbower Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Maidenbower Junior School?
- The headteacher of Maidenbower Junior School is Mr Simon Pike, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maidenbower Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maidenbower Junior School, 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 Maidenbower Junior School?
- Maidenbower Junior School has 559 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Maidenbower Junior School full?
- Maidenbower Junior School has capacity for 600 pupils and 559 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maidenbower Junior School a faith school?
- No. Maidenbower Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Maidenbower Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Maidenbower Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Maidenbower Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Maidenbower Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Maidenbower Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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.
- How does Maidenbower Junior School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Maidenbower Junior School ranked 87th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maidenbower Junior School's absence rate?
- Maidenbower Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maidenbower Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maidenbower Junior 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 June 2026.