Academy converter · West Sussex

The Oaks Primary School & Nursery

4–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138618URN

Loppets Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

147 applications for 59 places · 86th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to West Sussex median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 59 places offered · 61 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.6

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	147	2.5	61	1.03
Sep 2025	50	103	2.1	45	0.90
Sep 2024	59	146	2.5	62	1.05
Sep 2023	60	159	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	177	3.0	70	1.17
Sep 2021	59	145	2.5	65	1.10
Sep 2020	60	146	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2019	60	183	3.1	66	1.10
Sep 2018	58	178	3.1	51	0.88
Sep 2017	60	196	3.3	82	1.37
Sep 2016	60	185	3.1	83	1.38
Sep 2015	60	177	3.0	55	0.92
Sep 2014	60	178	3.0	70	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 81% · Maths 74% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%36th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard21%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	11%	106	105
2023/24	66%	5%	104	104
2022/23	59%	9%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Oaks Primary School & NurseryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Crawley
0.8 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Desmond Anderson Primary Academy
0.9 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Southgate Primary
1.1 km · West Sussex

Good2023

4.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Brook Infant School and Nursery
1.4 km · West Sussex

Good2024

3.6applications per place
Hilltop Primary School
1.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Primary Academy
1.6 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Three Bridges Primary School
1.7 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138618 · 938/2250
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 21.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: The Oaks Primary School (URN 131169)
Address: Loppets Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5DP
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources