Pound Hill Infant Academy
Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Thomas Jordan
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 142290
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293873975
About this school
Pound Hill Infant Academy is a primary academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 269 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pound Hill Infant Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Pound Hill Infant Academy 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 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pound Hill Infant Academy compares
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 | — | 4.7% | 7.4% | 269 | — |
| Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley | 79% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 352 | 0.0 miles |
| Milton Mount Primary School | 62% | 5.7% | 15.8% | 618 | 0.4 miles |
| Three Bridges Primary School | 53% | 6.7% | 21.5% | 600 | 0.7 miles |
| Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.7% | 8.3% | 249 | 0.8 miles |
| Maidenbower Junior School | 63% | 4.6% | 12.8% | 559 | 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)
- 7.43%
- English as an additional language
- 34.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 13.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley0.0 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Milton Mount Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Three Bridges Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
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Maidenbower Junior School0.8 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 Pound Hill Infant Academy teach?
- Pound Hill Infant Academy teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the head of school of Pound Hill Infant Academy?
- The head of school of Pound Hill Infant Academy is Mr Thomas Jordan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pound Hill Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pound Hill Infant Academy, 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 Pound Hill Infant Academy?
- Pound Hill Infant Academy has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Pound Hill Infant Academy full?
- Pound Hill Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 269 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Pound Hill Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Pound Hill Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Pound Hill Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pound Hill Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Pound Hill Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Pound Hill Infant Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Pound Hill Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Pound Hill Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Pound Hill Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Pound Hill Infant Academy. 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 2 July 2026.