Seymour Primary School
Seymour Road, Broadfield, Crawley, RH11 9ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Emma Eardley & Carol Collins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 592
- Pupils on roll
- 455
- URN
- 138645
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293533198
About this school
Seymour Primary School is a primary academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 455 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seymour Primary 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 57 | 84 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 82% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 87% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 88% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Seymour Primary 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 | 65% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 477 |
| 2023/24 | 498 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seymour Primary School compares
Seymour Primary School ranked 20th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.7% | 32% | 455 | — |
| Broadfield Primary Academy | 77% | 6.2% | 34.7% | 502 | 0.4 miles |
| Hilltop Primary School | 79% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 658 | 0.6 miles |
| The Bewbush Academy | 64% | 6.1% | 33% | 459 | 0.7 miles |
| Gossops Green Primary | 59% | 5% | 24% | 582 | 0.8 miles |
| Southgate Primary | 45% | 6% | 36.1% | 267 | 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)
- 31.99%
- English as an additional language
- 54.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 11.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadfield Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Hilltop Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crawley
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The Bewbush Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Gossops Green Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Southgate Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Seymour Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Maidenbower Junior School Primary
- Milton Mount Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Seymour Primary School teach?
- Seymour Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Seymour Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seymour Primary School is Emma Eardley & Carol Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seymour Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seymour Primary 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 Seymour Primary School?
- Seymour Primary School has 455 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Seymour Primary School full?
- Seymour Primary School has capacity for 592 pupils and 455 on roll (77%), 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 Seymour Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seymour Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seymour Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seymour Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Seymour Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Seymour Primary School is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Seymour Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seymour Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Seymour Primary School ranked 20th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seymour Primary School's absence rate?
- Seymour Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seymour Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seymour Primary 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 1 July 2026.