Best Schools in Crawley

How many schools are there in Crawley?

Crawley has 44 open schools: 29 state primary, 7 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent and 4 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Crawley are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Crawley were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Hazelwick School, Forge Wood Primary School, Pound Hill Infant Academy and Manor Green Primary School. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 33 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Hazelwick SchoolForge Wood Primary SchoolPound Hill Infant AcademyManor Green Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Crawley get the best GCSE results?

Of the 8 schools in Crawley with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hazelwick School, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.3 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley, with an Attainment 8 score of 46 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Oriel High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 46 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hazelwick SchoolSt Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyOriel High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Crawley have the best SATs results?

Of the 23 primary schools in Crawley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School (97% in reading, 93% in maths); Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley (89% in reading, 88% in maths); and Hilltop Primary School (87% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary SchoolPound Hill Junior School, CrawleyHilltop Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Crawley?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Crawley selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Crawley?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. West Sussex published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Hazelwick School, 1362 metres for 2026 entry; West Green Primary School, 1055 metres for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Hazelwick SchoolWest Green Primary School

Source: West Sussex admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Crawley?

Apply to your council - West Sussex or Surrey, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.