Crawley Down Village CofE School, Crawley

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Crawley Down we value each and every member of our school family, and with the care and expertise of the staff we work to ensure that each child achieves their very best."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball and dance.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 30 November 2026 and an open day on Monday 21 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

Crawley Down Village CofE School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 131001), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Crawley Down Village CofE School as their first choice and 106 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Crawley Down Village CofE School are Turners Hill Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles); Felbridge Primary School (1.6 miles, 78% reading, 78% maths); St Peter's Catholic Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); and Fairway Infant School, Copthorne (2.1 miles, Good).

Crawley Down Village CofE School is one of 14 schools run by Hurst Education Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Kingscote (Bluebell Railway), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Larches Way (opposite), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Crawley Down Village CofE School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 24 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103).

In 2024/25, Crawley Down Village CofE School issued 15 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.