Broadfield Primary Academy is a primary school located in Crawley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Vulcan Close, Crawley

School Information

Address: Vulcan Close, Crawley, RH11 9PD
Website: www.bpa-tkat.org
Telephone: 01293406940
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dave Tow
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138453

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 560
Number of Boys: 283
Number of Girls: 277

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1.1 to 3.8
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.8 to 4.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadfield Primary Academy
Vulcan Close , Broadfield RH11 9PD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Seymour Primary School
Seymour Road , Broadfield RH11 9ES
3out of 4 681 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy
Anderson Road , Tilgate RH10 5EA
3out of 4 792 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hilltop Primary School
Ditchling Hill , Southgate West RH11 8QL
3out of 4 875 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Southgate Primary
Barrington Road , Southgate RH10 6DG
1out of 4 1,024 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Bennett Community College
Ashdown Drive , Tilgate RH10 5AD
2out of 4 531 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Buckswood Drive , Gossops Green RH11 8JE
3out of 4 1,247 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
St Wilfrid's Way , RH11 8PG
3out of 4 1,480 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ifield Community College
Crawley Avenue , Ifield RH11 0DB
3out of 4 2,507 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oriel High School
Matthews Drive , Maidenbower RH10 7XW
3out of 4 3,122 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Atelier21 Future School
Broadfield Park , Brighton Road RH11 9RZ
- not rated 287 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cottesmore School
Buchan Hill , Pease Pottage RH11 9AU
- not rated 1,948 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Manor Green College
Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DX
3out of 4 2,357 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manor Green Primary School
Lady Margaret Road , Ifield RH11 0DU
4out of 4 2,756 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.