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EnglandSouth EastCrawleyRH10 5EADesmond Anderson Primary Academy
Primary

Desmond Anderson Primary Academy

Primary

Crawley · Crawley · RH10 5EA www.desmondandersonprimaryacademy.co.uk

Pupils
434
cap. 440
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
434
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
434
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Desmond Anderson Primary Academy · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
51%
+4pp
60%48%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
434
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Anderson Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5EA
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2551%2%72%22%71%3%68%9%80%62%104.0102.0103.026%434
2023/2447%0%62%22%71%3%55%7%72%57%101.0100.0100.022%434
2022/2349%0%64%21%62%2%69%18%79%66%104.0103.0103.0-1.30-2.10-0.9025%450
2018/1960%11%68%19%74%13%77%21%68%74%102.0103.0105.0-2.40-1.70-1.9028%402
2017/1835%2%69%15%42%2%54%8%50%63%103.0100.0103.0-2.10-6.20-4.30392

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543422.426%22%24%5%13%
2023/2443421.522%24%28%6%17%
2022/2345020.525%25%29%7%25%
2021/2243827%23%24%8%23%
2020/2144521.222%18%20%
2018/1940220.828%20%20%4%8%
2017/1821.75%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.