Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School
Hare Lane, Langley Green, Crawley, RH11 7PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tobias Melia
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Sponsor
- Bosco Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 149294
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01293526057
About this school
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Crawley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 422 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 98% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 |
Trends over time
How Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic 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 | — | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School ranked 4th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% 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 | 85% | 4.8% | 13.6% | 422 | — |
| Langley Green Primary | 69% | 6% | 26% | 472 | 0.2 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | — | 5.3% | 19.3% | 423 | 0.4 miles |
| West Green Primary School | 47% | 5.6% | 27.4% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| The Mill Primary Academy | 76% | 4.9% | 20.7% | 531 | 0.8 miles |
| Northgate Primary School | 47% | 7.3% | 26% | 649 | 0.9 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)
- 13.6%
- English as an additional language
- 52.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 8.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley Green Primary0.2 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
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West Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Crawley
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The Mill Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Northgate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School ranks 1st 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 year groups does Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School is Mr Tobias Melia, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic 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 big is Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 422 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 Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Does Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School is part of BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2023/24 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School ranked 4th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% 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 Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic 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 10 July 2026.