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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

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
24 Jun 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Requires Improvement

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
15 Oct 2019
School inspectionGood
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4 Feb 2017
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Crawley. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
51%
+4pp
LA
59%
England
63%
60%48%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
2%
+2pp
LA
6%
England
8%
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
96%
Would recommend
90%
Responses
49
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

96%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

94%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

84%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

24%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

100%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

59%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

80%

Q9. My child does well at this school

94%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

86%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

90%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

73%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

71%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

90%

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

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%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
9%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 103.9
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
cap. 440
450442434
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
LA AVG 20.96:1
22.421.420.5
'18'19'23'24'25
EAL
22%
LA AVG 12.14%
25%22%18%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
24%
LA AVG 15.11%
29%24%20%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
26%
LA AVG 18.48%
27%24%22%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
8%6%4%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
13%
LA
12%
England
13%
25%17%8%
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressAnderson Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5EA
Telephone01293525596
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6385 spend / pupil£7189 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2551%2%434
2023/2447%0%434
2022/2349%0%-1.30-2.10-0.90450
2018/1960%11%-2.40-1.70-1.90402
2017/1835%2%-2.10-6.20-4.30392
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2572%22%71%3%68%9%80%62%104.0102.0103.026%
2023/2462%22%71%3%55%7%72%57%101.0100.0100.022%
2022/2364%21%62%2%69%18%79%66%104.0103.0103.025%
2018/1968%19%74%13%77%21%68%74%102.0103.0105.028%
2017/1869%15%42%2%54%8%50%63%103.0100.0103.0

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.

Became an academy 1 Feb 2017 (was URN 125966)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2016/1754%0%-3.10-1.80-2.30378

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.