Waterfield Primary School
Waterfield Gardens, Bewbush, Crawley, RH11 8RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COLLEGIATE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Purveur
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Collegiate Trust
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 145544
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293548014
About this school
Waterfield Primary School is a primary academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 404 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Waterfield 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 43 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 65% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 74% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Waterfield 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 | 58% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 395 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waterfield Primary School compares
Waterfield Primary School ranked 88th 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 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.6% | 31.7% | 404 | — |
| The Bewbush Academy | 64% | 6.1% | 33% | 459 | 0.4 miles |
| Gossops Green Primary | 59% | 5% | 24% | 582 | 0.5 miles |
| Kilnwood Vale Primary School | — | 6.3% | 10.7% | 382 | 0.7 miles |
| The Mill Primary Academy | 76% | 4.9% | 20.7% | 531 | 0.8 miles |
| Seymour Primary School | 77% | 4.7% | 32% | 455 | 1.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.71%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 17.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bewbush Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Gossops Green Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Kilnwood Vale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Horsham
-
The Mill Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Seymour Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Waterfield Primary School ranks 12th 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 Waterfield Primary School teach?
- Waterfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Waterfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Waterfield Primary School is Mr James Purveur, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Waterfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waterfield 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 Waterfield Primary School?
- Waterfield Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Waterfield Primary School full?
- Waterfield Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 404 on roll (86%), 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 Waterfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Waterfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Waterfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Waterfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Waterfield Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Waterfield Primary School is part of THE COLLEGIATE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Waterfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% 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 Waterfield Primary School compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Waterfield Primary School ranked 88th 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 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waterfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Waterfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waterfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waterfield 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 15 July 2026.