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Langley Green Primary, Crawley

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Langley Green Primary is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Crawley. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 23 schools in Crawley with published results, and 4,824th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

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

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Langley Green Primary in detail

Langley Green Primary in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Langley Green Primary School is a two-form entry school in Crawley with a Nursery. We are very fortunate to have excellent facilities both inside and outside the school. At Langley Green Primary School, we have high expectations for all our pupils. We are a friendly, caring community, and we celebrate our many differences and achievements."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, dance, drama and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 9.15am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in West Sussex

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Langley Green Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Langley Green Primary

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Langley Green Primary as their first choice and 103 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Langley Green Primary

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Langley Green Primary are Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, 97% reading, 93% maths); St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); West Green Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 60% reading, 53% maths); and Northgate Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 61% reading, 66% maths).

Langley Green Primary's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary SchoolSt Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolWest Green Primary SchoolNorthgate Primary School

Who goes there

57.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (59%), White British (10%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 11 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Ifield Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Langley Parade, 80 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 511 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Langley Green Primary issued 3 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Langley Green Primary are Ifield Community College (0.8 miles); St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley (1.2 miles); Hazelwick School (1.4 miles); and The Gatwick School (1.7 miles).

Ifield Community CollegeSt Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyHazelwick SchoolThe Gatwick School

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

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Alison Wallis
Pupils:472
LA:West Sussex
Phone:01293525675
Address:Stagelands, Crawley, RH11 7PF
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2004

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from March 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 31 October 2023View full report
URN:133967
UKPRN:10076660
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Crawley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2014 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

21.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+15ppMaths+17ppWriting+6pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 65% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 68% to 74% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.6

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

15

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

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 Langley Green Primary.

  • Shalom Childcare Ltd T/A Totz2teenz900m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Langley Green Primary is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

Source: West Sussex term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Langley Parade (Stop C)
84m · 1 min walk
Swallow Road (adj)
146m · 2 min walk
Maiden Lane (opp)
247m · 4 min walk
Medlar Close (adj)
340m · 6 min walk
Ifield Drive (adj)
435m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
34
Fatal
0
Serious
14
Children hurt
9

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 20 slight.

9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

4 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 West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 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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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Langley Green Primary for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in West Sussex got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

415 pupils

420 places

5 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Crawley

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,527
Projected new pupils:632

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

Across West Sussex council

Low demand council-wide0.85 applications per place

Places available

9,608

Applications

8,127

Got 1st preference

92.4%

Got preferred school

99.2%

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

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(7)

31 October 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

3 May 2018
27 March 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

37

SEN Support

11

EHC Plans

10.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication29
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Visual Impairment2
Physical Disability2
Other2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
10.4%
Asian
58.6%
Black
9.7%
Mixed
9.7%
Other
3.8%
Unclassified
1.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals21.0%
English as Additional Language57.6%

472

Total Pupils

244

Boys

228

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

24

Teachers

19.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,066

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,052

Per pupil

£2772k

Total funding

£148k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£221,975
EAL funding£67,402
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.0%

Overall absence

13.8%

Persistent absence

370

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)13.8%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
4.4%
20/21
7.2%
21/22
6.8%
22/23
5.3%
23/24
6.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Langley Green Primary

What are SATs results like at Langley Green Primary?

Of the pupils at Langley Green Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.

What is Langley Green Primary's Ofsted rating?

Langley Green Primary's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Langley Green Primary?

No fixed boundary. When Langley Green Primary is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Langley Green Primary?

Langley Green Primary was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Langley Green Primary?

Classes at Langley Green Primary average 29.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Langley Green Primary?

Langley Green Primary has around 472 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Langley Green Primary?

6% of sessions were missed at Langley Green Primary in 2024/25. 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Langley Green Primary?

Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Langley Green Primary 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 Langley Green Primary have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Langley Green Primary: Shalom Childcare Ltd T/A Totz2teenz (900m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Langley Green Primary's term dates?

Langley Green Primary is a community school, so its term dates are set by West Sussex. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).

How many road collisions happen near Langley Green Primary?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 14 serious and 20 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Langley Green Primary?

Langley Green Primary is at Stagelands, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7PF.

Sources: West Sussex term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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