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Crawley Ridge Infant School, Camberley

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Crawley Ridge Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Camberley, part of The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. It was 97% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Crawley Ridge Infant School in detail

Crawley Ridge Infant School in its own words

In its own words: "We are a happy, nurturing school community, where we believe these first years of school should spark a lifelong love of learning and a genuine curiosity about the world. At the heart of our school are three core values: being Ready, Respectful, and Safe."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include judo and drama.

The school runs after-school care, from £9.00 per session.

Coming up: an admissions event on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 8.35am, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 1pm and an admissions event on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Crawley Ridge Infant School

For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Crawley Ridge Infant School as their first choice and 174 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Crawley Ridge Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Crawley Ridge Infant School are Crawley Ridge Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Lorraine Infant School & Nursery (0.5 miles, Good); Cordwalles Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 59% maths); and Prior Heath Infant School (0.7 miles, Good).

Crawley Ridge Junior SchoolLorraine Infant School & NurseryCordwalles Junior SchoolPrior Heath Infant School

The trust

Crawley Ridge Infant School is one of 7 schools run by The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 7 schools in The Alliance Multi-Academy Trust

Who goes there

5.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Staffing

Crawley Ridge Infant School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Camberley Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Middleton Road (adjacent), 380 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Crawley Ridge Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 137 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Crawley Ridge Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Crawley Ridge Infant School are Collingwood College (0.5 miles) and Tomlinscote School (1.5 miles).

Collingwood CollegeTomlinscote School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~322m)Possible (~460m)Unlikely (~598m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Theresa Demir
Pupils:206
LA:Surrey
Phone:0127627546
Address:Crawley Ridge, Camberley, GU15 2AJ
Trust:THE ALLIANCE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 24 January 2023View full report
URN:145702
UKPRN:10067297
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Surrey Heath
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

5.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

28.0

Avg class size

29.5

Infant (KS1)

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Crawley Ridge Infant School.

  • Core Kids Club - Cordwalles870m away · Not yet graded
  • S4K Camp - Cordwalles Junior School870m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Crawley Ridge Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Middleton Road (adj)
375m · 6 min walk
Gibbet Lane (adj)
375m · 6 min walk
Iberian Way (opp)
450m · 7 min walk
Fire Station (opp)
542m · 9 min walk
Hillcrest Road (adj)
623m · 10 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Crawley Ridge Infant School

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Crawley Ridge Infant School for 2019 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Surrey got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

97%

Near capacity

174 pupils

180 places

6 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Camberley

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,079
Projected new pupils:270

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Camberley

Across Surrey council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

13,004

Applications

11,426

Got 1st preference

89.8%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

24 January 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
21 November 2008
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

30

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

20.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication16
Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
60.2%
Asian
14.5%
Black
3.4%
Mixed
9.8%
Chinese
1.0%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
1.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals5.3%
English as Additional Language18.0%

206

Total Pupils

105

Boys

101

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

18.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,580

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,492

Per pupil

£1058k

Total funding

£17k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£25,319
EAL funding£23,945
Lump sum£153,698

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.4%

Overall absence

11.1%

Persistent absence

126

Enrolments

Authorised3.7%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)11.1%
Severe (50%+)3.2%

Absence trend

3.5%
18/19
2.2%
20/21
5.8%
21/22
5.7%
22/23
4.9%
23/24
4.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Crawley Ridge Infant School

What is Crawley Ridge Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Crawley Ridge Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2008 it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Crawley Ridge Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When Crawley Ridge Infant School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Crawley Ridge Infant School?

Crawley Ridge Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Crawley Ridge Infant School?

Classes at Crawley Ridge Infant School average 28 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Crawley Ridge Infant School?

Crawley Ridge Infant School has around 206 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Crawley Ridge Infant School?

4.4% of sessions were missed at Crawley Ridge Infant School in 2024/25. 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Crawley Ridge Infant School?

Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Crawley Ridge Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Crawley Ridge Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Crawley Ridge Infant School: Core Kids Club - Cordwalles (870m away, registered, not yet graded) and S4K Camp - Cordwalles Junior School (870m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Crawley Ridge Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Crawley Ridge Infant School?

Crawley Ridge Infant School is at Crawley Ridge, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2AJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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