Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

The Mill Primary Academy

4–11Ages
531Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139958URN

Ifield Drive, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

151 applications for 55 places · 62nd of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above West Sussex median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

151 applications · 55 places offered · 53 named it first

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

2026 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 1 of 13 years.

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	55	151	2.8	53	0.96
Sep 2025	67	153	2.3	51	0.76
Sep 2024	80	176	2.2	67	0.84
Sep 2023	69	167	2.4	60	0.87
Sep 2022	71	178	2.5	63	0.89
Sep 2021	73	187	2.6	61	0.84
Sep 2020	75	186	2.5	63	0.84
Sep 2019	77	187	2.4	71	0.92
Sep 2018	78	169	2.2	62	0.79
Sep 2017	48	121	2.5	42	0.88
Sep 2016	67	120	1.8	44	0.66
Sep 2015	57	120	2.1	35	0.61
Sep 2014	56	109	2.0	36	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 85% · Maths 83% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%23rd of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth8%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard29%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	76%	6%	107	106
2023/24	83%	12%	106	107
2022/23	67%	11%	105	105

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 Mill Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.7applications per place
Gossops Green Primary
0.8 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Waterfield Primary School
1.2 km · West Sussex

2026

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
West Green Primary School
1.3 km · West Sussex

Good2024

4.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · West Sussex

2026

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Langley Green Primary
1.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Bewbush Academy
1.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hilltop Primary School
1.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139958 · 938/2020
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 531 on roll
Free school meals: 24.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: The Mill Primary School (URN 133968)
Address: Ifield Drive, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0EL
Local authority: West Sussex · Crawley

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