Milton Mount Primary School, Crawley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Milton Mount is a happy, welcoming school where children thrive academically and emotionally. Teachers build warm relationships with pupils from the early years onwards, and the school effectively removes barriers to learning for all pupils including those with additional needs. Parents praise the school highly, with strong focus on reading, behaviour, and developing pupils into confident, responsible individuals.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics with secure progress, particularly in science and history
- Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are actively managed
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, enabling them to learn and participate confidently
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with clear focus on reading and phonics from early years
- Warm, respectful relationships between staff and pupils with consistently high expectations for behaviour
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement in writing is less consistent and needs further strengthening, particularly for some disadvantaged pupils
- Teachers do not consistently check that all pupils have secured understanding before moving learning on, leading to varied outcomes
- Number formation in early years is not yet embedded as securely as other areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School clubs, trips, activities, school council, eco councillors, inclusion champions roles
Milton Mount Primary School is a welcoming primary school where pupils achieve well and are prepared for the next stage of their education. The school has a strong inclusive culture with effective pastoral support and high expectations for all pupils.
At a Glance
13.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 79%. Maths has improved from 69% to 75%. Writing has remained stable at around 66%.
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.4
KS2
10
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
618 pupils
630 capacity
12 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Crawley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Crawley
Admissions Demand - West Sussex
Places available
9,817
Applications
8,398
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.69708%
Overall absence
16.18182%
Persistent absence
550
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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